[Issue+] With the reduction of milk tariffs, American and EU dairy products are flooding in.

Published 2025년 12월 19일

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[Agricultural and Fisheries Newspaper=Kim Sin-ji Reporter] Starting next year, dairy products from the United States and the European Union (EU) will enter without tariffs due to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). According to the 2025 agricultural outlook, the raw milk self-sufficiency rate last year was 46.7%, with more than half of the market already occupied by imported dairy products. In particular, according to the data from the "2024 Food Industry Raw Material Consumption Status Survey" released in May last year, the self-sufficiency rates for cheese and butter, whole milk powder, and skimmed milk powder in 2023 were 4.7%, 13.2%, 20.4%, and 37.3%, respectively. If tariffs on U.S. and EU dairy products are zeroed, the offensive of low-priced imported cheese, milk powder, and sterilized milk will intensify.

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A strategy to diversify the consumption of domestic raw milk, including the development of processed milk and high-value-added products Regional branding and tourism linkage Differentiation from imported dairy products as an alternative To improve the efficiency of farm management The transition to smart dairy farming is not optional, but a necessity Starting next year, due to the free trade agreement (FTA), dairy products from the United States and the European Union (EU) will enter without tariffs. According to the 2025 agricultural outlook, last year's self-sufficiency rate for raw milk was 46.7%, meaning that more than half of the market is already occupied by imported dairy products. In particular, according to the 2024 Food Industry Raw Material Consumption Survey released in May last year, the self-sufficiency rates for cheese, butter, whole milk powder, and skimmed milk powder in 2023 were 4.7%, 13.2%, 20.4%, and 37.3%, respectively. With the tariffs on U.S. and EU dairy ...

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