Kyochon F&B decided to raise its fried chicken prices by up to 3,000 won ($2.30) from April 3, despite the government s request for restaurant chains to refrain from hiking prices further, in order to reduce the burden on low-income households. Due to the decision, consumers will need to pay nearly 30,000 won, if they want to get fried chicken delivered from Kyochon.
South Korea's agriculture ministry on Sunday said it has expanded the scope of poultry culling at farms infected with a highly pathogenic avian influenza in some areas of South Jeolla Province.The move came as a total of 19 cases have been .
The agriculture ministry said Sunday it has expanded the scope of poultry culling at farms infected with a highly pathogenic avian influenza in some areas of South Jeolla Province. The move came as a total of 19 cases have been reported in the province since Nov. 16, when a highly pathogenic avian influenza was found at a duck farm in Jangheung, 394 kilometers southwest of Seoul.
Rice means something special to Koreans as the crop been an essential part of the nation s culinary culture for as long as people on the Korean Peninsula have engaged in agriculture. For many years, rice farming used to be the most popular occupation, before the industrialization of modern Korea, as most people lived in rural areas.