S. Korea's self-sufficiency of beef, pork drops in 2015
May 29, 2016
South Korea's self-sufficiency of beef and pork decreased together for the second consecutive year in 2015, data showed Sunday, amid the falling number of cattle raised and the rising demand for pork-related products in the country. According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, South Korea's self-sufficiency rate of beef came to 46 percent in 2015, down from 50.1 percent posted in 2013.The figure is anticipated to reach 38.8 percent in 2019. Industry