South Korea: Related Links

Overview Basic Information Trade Policy Issues and Analysis Recommended Readings Recommended Data Related Links

U.S. Department of Agriculture

• World Agricultural Outlook Board
     Supply and demand estimates, weather
• Foreign Agricultural Service
     Country and commodity information
• Agricultural Trade Office in Seoul, Korea
• Attaché reports

Other U.S. Government

• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook
• U.S. Census Bureau trade data
• International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Reports and publications
• United States Trade Representative (USTR)
    National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers
    Trade Policy Agenda and Annual Report on the Trade Agreements Program

International Organizations

• International Monetary Fund Country Information
    Economic and financial data for Korea
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
    Economic surveys and data
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
    Country reports; tariff database
• Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations (FAO)
• FAOSTAT
    Data on production, trade, food balance sheets, fertilizer and
    pesticides, land use and irrigation, forest and fishery products,
    population, agricultural machinery, and food aid shipments
• World Bank Countries and Regions
     Country and regional reports and data
• World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Topics
     Trade topics, including dispute settlements

Korean Government

• Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
    Data, policy statements, and briefings on sectors and agricultural structure
• Korea National Statistical Office
    Data on the Korean economy
• Korea Development Institute
    Research reports on the Korean economy
• Korea Customs Service
    Rules for import clearance, country of origin, tariff database, etc.
• Ministry of Planning and Budget
    Current budget proposal for agriculture
• Korea Rural Development Administration
    Crop research and extension
• Ministry of the Environment
    Information on policies concerning animal wastes

Other

• Bank of Korea Economic Statistics System
    Macroeconomic data
• Korea Rural Economic Institute
    Lists of articles, publications, research projects
• Korea Economic Institute
    Working papers on trade issues and unification; links to Korean sites