South Korea resumed imports of Thai chicken this month. Seoul gave approval on Nov 9 for 12 factories processing raw chicken to supply meat to the South Korean market, Minister Chatchai Sarikulya said. Authorities had worked hard to convince South Korea to lift the ban on Thai chicken over the past 12 years, he said. "South Korea used to import 30,000-40,000 tonnes of chilled and frozen chicken from Thailand annually. The consignment of chicken, ordered on Nov 9, was shipped out to South Korea on Thursday, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post November 18, 2016 07:42 UTC