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NewsSouth Gyeongsang, South Korea, to launch prevention-focused disease control system over next three years
South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, will launch a prevention-focused, year-round disease control system over the next three years to respond proactively to the constant risk of livestock infectious diseases.
NewsNorth Korea struck by ASF again
African swine fever (ASF) is spreading again across parts of North Korea in 2026, driving down pig numbers at both state farms and private household operations and sending pork prices sharply higher in local markets.
NewsSouth Korea permitted to export heat-treated poultry food products to Vietnam
South Korea has secured approval to export heat-treated poultry food products to Vietnam, the government said on April 23.
NewsBird flu and increased feed costs impacting South Korea's fried chicken franchises
South Korea's fried chicken franchises are caught in a bind: poultry prices are surging due to avian influenza outbreaks and rising feed costs, but raising menu prices remains difficult under the government's push to rein in inflation.
NewsSouth Korea to control chicken prices by importing 15 million broiler hatching eggs
South Korea's agriculture ministry said on March 30 it will urgently import 15 million broiler hatching eggs in an effort to curb rising chicken prices.
NewsSouth Korean fishing farms see output increased slightly last year
Fisheries output at South Korea's fishing farms rose slightly in 2025 from a year earlier, government data showed last week.
NewsSouth Korea reassures tainted chicken feet from China did not enter country
South Korea's food safety authorities said no imports of Chinese chicken feet linked to a recent hygiene controversy have entered the country, seeking to reassure consumers after reports of chemical bleaching at processing plants.
NewsSouth Korea now sees 60 bird flu cases
South Korea has confirmed a new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) at a poultry farm, bringing the total number of cases this season to 60, officials said last week, Yonhap News Agency reported.
NewsSouth Korea plans to firm up quarantine measures at pig farms following discovery of ASF in feed
The South Korean government plans to strengthen quarantine measures at local pig farms, slaughterhouses and fodder production facilities, after the African swine fever (ASF) virus was detected in pig feed, the agricultural ministry said March 16.
NewsSouth Korea sees 53 bird flu cases following outbreak in northern outskirts of Seoul
South Korea has confirmed one additional case of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a farm on the northern outskirts of Seoul, bringing the total number of cases this season to 53, officials said on March 7.
NewsBird flu cases in South Korea rise to 51
South Korea has confirmed one additional case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at a layer farm north of Seoul, bringing the total number of cases reported this season to 51, authorities said on March 1.
NewsFood prices in South Korea rocked by livestock disease outbreaks
A simultaneous outbreak of livestock diseases across cattle, pigs, and poultry in South Korea has caused fluctuations in food prices.
NewsLivestock disease outbreaks keep South Korean authorities on high alert
Animal disease authorities in South Korea are on heightened alert as outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), African swine fever (ASF), and highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) continue to be reported across the country.
NewsClose to 4,000 pigs to be put down after ASF strikes farm in South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Authorities in South Korea will cull 3,900 pigs after African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed at a farm in Changnyeong County, South Gyeongsang, the provincial government said on February 4.
NewsSouth Korea to expand issuance of visas for foreign aquaculture technicians
To address labor shortages in South Korea's aquaculture industry, the country's government will expand the issuance of visas for foreign aquaculture technicians.