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March 21, 2011

2011.03.21

FAS/Seoul Monitoring of Media Reporting on Agricultural Issues

Today's Date: March Monday 21, 2011

For Coverage: March 17 - 21, 2011

1. LIVESTOCK ISSUES

Korea and Canada close to reaching an agreement on beef import protocol [Korean: BYK]

http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=100&oid=001&aid=0004968895

Summary: According to an anonymous Government officer, “Both countries have been able to resolve a lot of different opinions through phone conference, exchange of documents, etc, since the last bilateral consultations in October 2010. Unless, an unexpected variable comes up, we think that we will be able to reach an agreement soon.” Both governments have agreed to import beef from under thirty month old animals and the by-products will be subject to stricter protocol than that for U.S. beef by-products.

The information in this report was compiled by the Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. The press summaries contained herein do NOT reflect USDA, the U.S. Embassy, or other U.S. government agency official policy or view point. U.S. food exporters can learn more about market opportunities in South Korea by reviewing ATO Seoul’s Exporter Guide and other reports available at www.fas.usda.gov by clicking on “attaché reports”.

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