US.-Korea Beef Agreement To Benefit Industry
SEOUL (South Korea) In a
move that will benefit the U.S.
beef industry, the governments of
the United States and the Republic
of Korea, have initialed an agree
ment on beef imports into Korea.
The beef agreement culminates
five rounds of negotiations, last
ing more than a year, on increased
access to the Korean beef market
“The agreement lays the
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dustry to make significant head
way in the Korean market,” said
USMEF President & CEO Philip
M. Seng. “Now, it’s up to U.S.
suppliers to become more aggres
sive in establishing substantive
business relationships with Kor
ean buyers.”
The Republic of Korea is al
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A special composting tour will
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On the forest stewardship tour.
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The nutrient and crop manage
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The agencies represented in the
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ready the fourth largest market for
U.S. beef exports, purchasing
$212 million (55,000 metric tons)
of U.S. beef and variety meats in
1992. Despite rising beef imports,
the Korean market continues to be
undersupplied because of a lack of
beef production capacity and
growing consumer demand for
beef.
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The beef agreement provides
for a rising quota level 6f 99,000
metric tons (mt) for 1993 with an
nual increases of 7 percent
through 1995. The quotas are the
minimurft levels Korea is commit
ted to importing Korea import
ed more than double its beef quo
tas of 60,000 mt in 1991 and
62,000 mt in 1992.
The two sides also reached
agreement to increase the amount
which can be traded under the Si
multaneous-Buy-Sell (SBS) sys
tem, and to increase the number of
Korean organizations that can par
ticipate in the SBS. Through SBS,
beef suppliers are able to bid
directly with Korean buyers.
“The expansion of the SBS sys
tem is a key to increased market
access in Korea,” said USMEF
Senior Vice President Technical
Service Mark Gustafson, pointing
out that the beef import market is
tightly controlled by the Korean
government and various producer
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groups. Gustafson and USMEF
Vice President International Pro
grams Joel Haggard assisted the
U.S. government with technical
and market information through
out the five rounds of negotia
tions. •
Currently, only 7 percent of the
quota level is allocated to SBS.
Under the new agreement, the
SBS quota will increase to 10 per
cent for 1993, to 20 percent in
1994, and 30 percent in 1995.
Though Australia is currently
the largest supplier of beef to Kor
ea, Gustafson believes the expan
sion of the SBS system will point
to increased market share for U.S.
suppliers.
“As the Korean market evolves
from a government purchaser of
bulk, frozen beef to one driven by
consumer demand and market pre
ferences, U.S. suppliers will find
increasing opportunities to do.
business in Korea,” said Gustaf
son.
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