SEOUL, December 01 (AJP) - South Korea has exported Jeju-produced beef and pork to Singapore for the first time, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said on Monday.
The ministry, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, held a shipping ceremony at Jeju Port, sending 4.5 tons of meat products valued at roughly 2.8 billion won.
The shipment represents the first case in which Singapore directly assessed and approved the safety of livestock products from Jeju, Jeju officials said. Six slaughtering and processing facilities on the island have been designated for export.
South Korea, Jeju authorities and the livestock industry have been working with Singapore since 2016 to set up hygiene and quarantine standards for beef and port export to Singapore. The two sides reached a formal agreement during the APEC summit in Gyeongju last month, paving the way for the initial export.
“Singapore is a rapidly expanding market for meat products, and this milestone will strengthen the competitiveness of Korea’s livestock production, processing and distribution sectors,” the food ministry said in a statement.
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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