• On June 29th, a commemorative ceremony for the first official export of Hanwoo to Malaysia was held at Incheon Port.

• Despite the domestic outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, the export proceeded as planned due to prompt and transparent information provision.

Attendees included Kim Jung-hee, Deputy Minister for Food policy office & coordination in the Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs, Lee Myeong-heon, Director of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (Acting), Lee Dong-hwal, Chairman of the HanwooBoard, Kim Sam-ju, Chairman of the Hanwoo Association, Ahn Byeong-woo, CEO of the Livestock Economy, Kang Mun-gil, Chairman of the Hongcheon Livestock Cooperative Association, and Ryu Chang-yeol, CEO of Handown FSL.

The significance of this Hanwoo export is tremendous as it has been achieved through the Korean government's diplomatic efforts, despite the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease domestically. When the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak occurred on May 10th at a farm in Cheongju, proactive information regarding the detailed situation and management status was provided to the Malaysian government. Minister Jeong Hwang-geun personally met with Malaysian government officials, actively explaining that all Hanwoo has traceability management, ensuring peace of mind. As a result, on June 19th, the Malaysian government expressed gratitude for our government's prompt and transparent information sharing and officially sent a letter of authorization permitting the import of Hanwoo.