ANALYSIS: Korea Logs Highest-Ever Monthly Beef Imports at 87,162 MT in January 2026
Korea’s beef imports surged to an all-time high of 87,162 metric tons (MT), according to the Korea Customs Service.
Surging by 39.8% year-on-year (YOY), the world’s fourth-largest beef importer saw gains totaling 24,809 MT across all key suppliers except for Canada.
On a monthly basis, volumes soared nearly eightfold, reversing four months of consecutive falls, as volumes climbed 68,923 MT. It is standard practice for importers to park cargo at ports or in bonded warehouses to take advantage of lower tariff rates when the new quota year resets on January 1...
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