Friday 26 August 2011
Korea
More chicken and less pork
The recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been driving up prices of pork, and local consumers are now opting for other kinds of m
eat.
The Korea Rural Economic Institute announced in its survey of 750 consumers this month that over 80 percent had started buying other kinds of meat because domestic pork has become too expensive.
Chicken topped the list of replacements with 36 percent of respondents switching...
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http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/07/29/2011072900919.html
Source: newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk
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