South Korea Expands TRQs for Certain Ag Products

South Korea recently adjusted its tariff rate quotas on seven “key” agricultural goods for the second half of this year, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service said in a report last week. The new expanded quotas, meant to stabilize food prices, will affect soybean oil, sunflower seed oil, pork, wheat, wheat flour, processed egg products and fodder, the agency said. The changes took effect July 1.