South Korea: Export route for samgyetang and frozen chicken to Europe opens

Published Dec 27, 2023

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The EU has opened up its market to the export of domestic heat-treated poultry products from Korea, including samgyetang, dumplings, and frozen chicken, which is expected to result in an additional $20 million in annual exports. This comes after years of negotiations and improvements to meet EU requirements, including the introduction of the HACCP system and improvements to the surveillance and quarantine system for avian influenza. The Korean government plans to further support the export of K-Food, including heat-treated poultry products, and to expand the export of domestic agricultural and livestock products to more countries.

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The export route for domestic heat-treated poultry products such as samgyetang, dumplings, and frozen chicken to the European Union (EU) has been opened. Accordingly, it is expected that additional exports of K-Food (Korean food) will amount to approximately $20 million annually. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 27th that the quarantine hygiene negotiation process with the EU for heat-treated poultry products such as domestic samgyetang was completed. Accordingly, domestic heat-treated poultry products such as samgyetang, frozen chicken, dumplings, fried rice, chicken breast and sausage can be exported to the 27 EU member states. The export value of domestically produced heat-treated poultry meat products was $20.37 million as of 2022, and they are currently being exported to 28 countries, including the United States and Japan. With the completion of this quarantine negotiation process, additional annual ...

Source: Nongmin