Korean imports of seafood in 2016 totaled $4.5 billion, up 6.2 percent from 2015 due to rising prices.  Imports of American seafood decreased by 2.6 percent from $233 million to $227 million making United States the fifth largest exporter with a market share of 5.1 percent.  U.S. seafood is generally....

The United States was the largest supplier of agricultural, food, fishery and forestry products to Korea, with a 20 percent market share in 2015.  About 70 percent of food products in Korea are imported.  Korea maintains a strong processing industry that manufactures a wide variety of processed...

The imported beer market in South Korea continues a robust growth due to strong consumer demand for products of diversified taste and higher quality.  Korea’s beer imports totaled about $152 million in 2016 through October, up nearly 29 percent from the same period in 2015.  Imports from the United States...

Imports of American food and agricultural products into Korea in 2016 through September totaled $5.1 billion, down 11 percent from the previous year mainly due to reduced demand for basic commodities and intermediate products in the local processed food and feed industry...

Income growth and popularity in pet ownership, especially dogs, have increased demand for pet food in South Korea.  Korea imported a total of $148 million worth of pet food in 2015, and 11% increase from $133 million in 2014.  Respectively, Korea imported $40 million worth from the United States...