South Korea exports beef and pork to Singapore for the first time

Source: voh.com.vn The shipment was transported after South Korea and Singapore signed a formal agreement on the export of South Korean "hanwoo" beef and premium pork from Jeju Island to Singapore following 10 years of negotiations. According to officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Safety, a total of 4.5 tons of hanwoo beef and pork valued at 280 million won (190,000 U.S. dollars) were transported to Singapore. Singapore is the eighth export market for South Korean hanwoo beef after countries such as Hong Kong, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, and the United Arab Emirates. An official from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said: "Exporting our livestock products to Singapore, a country with strict import standards, will further enhance South Korea's reputation for its livestock product safety ...