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Government Pushes for Full-Scale Goat Industrialization… Academics Propose ‘Standardization of Meat Parts’
The government has embarked on full-scale industrialization efforts to transform the goat industry from a "niche sector" into a core livestock industry. While efforts are underway to enhance productivity and distribution transparency and overhaul slaughter and processing infrastructure, the academic community is also raising the need to introduce a standardized butchering system to support the commercialization of black goats by specific cuts.
Editorial Team · 2026.9.30
Meat Culture & Trends
Marinated beef is being pushed off the dining table... The 'land of grilled meat' is turning into the 'land of solo dining'.
Based on three years of OpenSurvey Food Diary data (June 2022–May 2025), changes in seasoned meat consumption were tracked across 20 detailed menu items for four livestock types: beef, pork, chicken, and duck. The conclusion is simple: while spicy seasoned pork and chicken are growing as convenience foods, it was difficult to find beef menu items with growth potential in terms of seasoned meat.
김은희 기자 · 2026.9.30
People: MEAT
“A meat restaurant cannot become a premium establishment by selling only meat.” – Kim Young-hwan, Founder of Byeokje Galbi
Premium Hanwoo beef and service, on-site expertise, generational transition, and overseas expansion. Chairman Kim Young-hwan finds the core of Byeokje Galbi’s 40 years in “people who properly handle good ingredients and the power to protect the site.”
김은희 기자 · 2026.9.28
Opinion
Meat Production and Climate Change: Time to Escape the ‘Carbon Tunnel Vision’ Trap
How should we view meat production to address climate change? I suggest that, in addition to the goal of carbon reduction, we need to examine nutritional security, soil health, industrial byproducts, and the characteristics of the methane cycle.
Editorial Team · 2026.9.28
On-site coverage
Run, Eat, and Experience Korean Pork
The ‘2026 Handon Run,’ held at the Hanam Misari Regatta Park in Gyeonggi Province on September 20, concluded with approximately 3,000 participants.
강동현 기자 · 2026.9.26
Global Field Report
The competitiveness of the Japanese meat industry begins with raising people.
Federal Meat Academy, located in Tamamura-cho, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As the name suggests, it is a school that specializes in teaching meat.
강동현 기자 · 2026.9.24
Global Field Report
From farm to table, the pork business perfected by Japan's Saiboku
This company, which started as a small breeding pig farm in 1946, directly improves breeding pigs, develops specialized feed, and produces its own brand of pork.
강동현 기자 · 2026.9.22
URBAN MEAT SHOP
Network and product quality over location… The reason the 15-pyeong Cowjin store established itself in just two years
Cowjin Mokdong Branch is located in Mokdong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul (Representative Lee Jae-hoon, 1F, 117-36 Sinjeong-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 02-2645-6364). The store is approximately 15 pyeong in size. It has been about two years since it opened in July 2024. Cowjin Mokdong Branch has established itself in the area by securing regular customers.
강동현 기자 · 2026.9.22
People: MEAT
“I wanted to properly introduce the excellence of Hanwoo and Handon to the world.” – Cho Chul-hoon, Professor, Department of Food and Animal Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University (Chairman of the ICCoMST 2026 Organizing Committee)
The 72nd International Conference on Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST 2026), where global meat science researchers and industry professionals gather, was held in Daejeon from August 9 to 14. We asked Organizing Committee Chairman Cho Chul-hoon, who has been preparing for the event, about everything from the process of securing the host city to the significance of introducing Hanwoo and Handon to the world stage, and the relationship between the meat industry and future food technology.
김은희 기자 · 2026.9.22
DEEP DIVE
Series | Pig's Head Meat, Discovering New Possibilities
If the price increase of heads and offal was simply due to a general rise in livestock product prices, a similar trend should have been observed in other by-products. However, the actual figures were different.
강동현 기자 · 2026.9.20
Issues & Insights
Loose Supply and Demand, Yet Strong Pork Prices… ‘Decoupling’ in the Pork Market
KREI projected that the number of pigs slaughtered in October would increase by approximately 9% compared to the previous year, reaching 1.62 million to 1.66 million head. Accordingly, it predicted that the wholesale price of pork in October would fall to 5,600 to 5,800 won per kg. In November, as the number of slaughtered pigs increases by 6.2% compared to the previous year, reaching 1.63 million to 1.67 million head, the price of pork is also expected to drop to 5,400 to 5,600 won.
강동현 기자 · 2026.9.13
People: MEAT
Good standards change the market.
An interview with leaders shaping the direction of the industry
관리자 · 2026.8.25