Amid concerns of soaring fertilizer prices due to a potential shortage of elements following an outbreak of war between the United States and Iran, the pig industry has called on the government to temporarily ease restrictions on the spraying of livestock manure slurry. The Korea Pork Association (President Lee Ki-hong) stated that it sent a proposal to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Environment on the 3rd of this month. According to the Korea Pork Association, due to the war between the United States and Iran, domestic livestock farmers are in a crisis situation due to concerns of a shortage of urea and soaring fertilizer prices, and they argue that livestock manure slurry (liquid fertilizer) can partially replace urea fertilizer and chemical fertilizers, which are subject to price surges. The problem is that according to the Ministry of Environment's "Law on the Management and Use of Livestock Manure," unlike chemical fertilizers or ...