Irish farmers to get slice of South Korea's 50,000t of beef imports

Minister McConalogue visits a meat market as part of the whole government trade mission to Korea in October 2023.

South Korea's rapidly growing market for beef has officially opened to exports from Ireland.

Making the announcement, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue said: “South Korea was designated as a priority market for access to Irish beef. My Department has been active in pursuit of this objective working for many years through the very detailed application process.