South Korea Gains Approval to Export Heat-Treated Poultry Products to Vietnam
En resumen
- South Korea has secured approval to export heat-treated poultry products including ham, sausages, and samgyetang to Vietnam following bilateral talks since 2017.
- The agreement was reached during President Lee Jae Myung's summit with Vietnam's President To Lam in Hanoi.
- Two processing facilities operated by Harim Co. and CJ CheilJedang Co. have been initially approved for export to the Vietnamese market, which has over 100 million consumers and a meat market valued at around US$11 billion.
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South Korea and Vietnam had been negotiating poultry product export terms since 2017. Vietnam represents one of Southeast Asia's largest consumer markets with a population exceeding 100 million people and a meat market valued at approximately US$11 billion.
SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has secured approval to export heat-treated poultry food products to Vietnam, the government said Thursday. The approval allows exports of processed poultry items, such as ham, sausages and samgyetang, or traditional Korean ginseng chicken soup, according to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The agreement was reached on the sidelines of a bilateral summit between President Lee Jae Myung and To Lam, Vietnam's president and general secretary of the Communist Party, in Hanoi. The two sides had been in talks since 2017 to open the Vietnamese market to Korean poultry-based processed foods. Initially, two domestic processing facilities operated by Harim Co., South Korea's largest poultry-processing company, and CJ CheilJedang Co. have been approved by Vietnamese authorities. The government said it plans to continue consultations with Vietnam to expand the number of eligible exporters. Vietnam, with a population exceeding 100 million, is a key consumer market in Southeast Asia, with its meat market estimated at around US$11 billion. "The conclusion of export negotiations with Vietnam is a prime example of how the ministry's regulatory diplomacy and global food safety policies have translated into tangible export results," Food and Drug Safety Minister Oh Yu-kyoung said.
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Perspectiva de IA — posibilidades, no hechos
South Korea will expand the number of approved export facilities beyond Harim and CJ CheilJedang
Probable · En meses
Export volumes will grow gradually as Vietnamese consumer awareness increases
Posible · En meses
Preguntas abiertas
- What specific quantities or values of exports are expected annually?
- What additional facilities may be approved in the future?
- Are there any remaining tariff or regulatory barriers to overcome?
