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Korea- South Beef
Facts about beef in Korea- South
- Rising per capita and rapid economic growth in South Korea led to an increase in consumption of animal protein.
- From 1980 to 2003- per capita meat consumption changed from 11.3 kg to 30.9kg- an increase of 173%.
- In 2003- South Korea consumes the greatest amount of meat.
- South Korea was the largest importer of U.S. beef in March for the second straight month- as the supply of local beef plunged after foot-and-mouth disease hit the Asian country late last year- a government report shows.
- South Korea imported 28-875 tons of U.S. beef in March- more than a three-fold increase from one year ago and a 53% jump from the previous month- according to Ministry for Food- Agriculture- Forestry and Fisheries. The ministry cited the latest data released by the USDA.