Hanwoo producers oppose market opening to Brazilian beef

The Hanwoo Association has launched a campaign opposing the government’s push to expand beef imports through a possible Korea-Mercosur free trade agreement and the opening of the Brazilian beef market. The association’s board of directors passed a resolution last week calling for phased action against what it described as the government’s “beef market liberalization” policy, warning that increased imports from South America could threaten the survival of Korea’s domestic hanwoo industry. The gov