South Korea's meat exports have declined significantly

Introduction: according to the statistics of Korea Trade Association, affected by foot-and-mouth disease, South Korea's meat export decreased significantly, but poultry export increased South Korea's meat exports reached a record high of $352 million in 1999, of which pork exports to Japan amounted to $331 million However, after the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in South Korea in 2000, due to the interruption of export to Japan, the export volume of meat in that year decreased to US $81.97 million, and to US $51.19 million in 2001 In the first four months of this year, meat exports amounted to US $12.32 million, down 35.1% from the same period last year The trade association said it had hoped to resume meat exports to Japan in April this year, but after the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in May, there was no hope for the resumption of meat exports to Japan Meat exports are expected to continue to decline this year But according to the trade association, poultry exports have increased in recent years In 1999, South Korea's poultry export revenue was only $2.23 million, which increased to $4.65 million last year and reached $2.89 million in the first four months of this year In particular, duck meat exports reached US $1.96 million, which has exceeded the level of last year Officials from the trade association said that since the year before, Japan has made good comments on the duck meat and chicken produced in South Korea, and poultry exports are expected to exceed US $10 million for the first time this year.