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South Gyeongsang, South Korea, to launch prevention-focused disease control system over next three yearsNews
Animal Health

South 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.

24 Jun 2026
North Korea struck by ASF againNews
Animal Health

North 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.

6 May 2026
South Korea permitted to export heat-treated poultry food products to VietnamNews
Poultry

South 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.

24 Apr 2026
Bird flu and increased feed costs impacting South Korea's fried chicken franchisesNews
Poultry

Bird 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.

9 Apr 2026
South Korea to control chicken prices by importing 15 million broiler hatching eggsNews
Poultry

South 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.

3 Apr 2026
South Korean fishing farms see output increased slightly last yearNews
Aquaculture

South 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.

27 Mar 2026
South Korea reassures tainted chicken feet from China did not enter countryNews
Poultry

South 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.

23 Mar 2026
South Korea now sees 60 bird flu casesNews
Animal Health

South 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.

23 Mar 2026
South Korea plans to firm up quarantine measures at pig farms following discovery of ASF in feedNews
Animal Health

South 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.

19 Mar 2026
South Korea sees 53 bird flu cases following outbreak in northern outskirts of SeoulNews
Animal Health

South 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.

9 Mar 2026
Bird flu cases in South Korea rise to 51News
Animal Health

Bird 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.

3 Mar 2026
Food prices in South Korea rocked by livestock disease outbreaksNews
Poultry

Food 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.

27 Feb 2026
Livestock disease outbreaks keep South Korean authorities on high alertNews
Animal Health

Livestock 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.

24 Feb 2026
Close to 4,000 pigs to be put down after ASF strikes farm in South Gyeongsang, South KoreaNews
Animal Health

Close 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.

9 Feb 2026
South Korea to expand issuance of visas for foreign aquaculture techniciansNews
Aquaculture

South 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.

5 Jan 2026