Overview
- South Korea's (Republic of Korea's) export-oriented economy
supports a relatively affluent society of 48 million people.
- Rugged mountains
cover much of the country, leaving a relatively small arable
land area for food production.
- Rice dominates crop production
and has
long been the staple food.
- Production of vegetables, fruit,
and livestock grew over the last three decades, but Korea has
turned
increasingly to food imports to satisfy consumers' demands
for greater food variety, lower prices, and convenience.
- South
Korea is among
the top ten markets for U.S. agricultural exports.
- Several
trade disputes reflect the country's strong drive for self-sufficiency.
ERS analyzes important aspects of Korea's food and agricultural
situation, its agricultural trade, and issues affecting U.S.
agricultural
trade.
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