The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in South Korea has announced that oats will be the target of this year's Free Trade Agreement (FTA) damage compensation direct payment. The decision was made after analyzing 155 items to see if payment criteria such as annual price and import volume were met last year. The FTA Implementation Support Center of the Korea Rural Economic Research Institute will provide business closure subsidies and import damage monitoring for 42 items. If there are any objections, the Ministry will review them and finalize the target item in June.