What is the price of pork in South Korea?

As of January 2025, pork in South Korea is US$ 13.51 per kg (18,013 KRW), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much pork did South Korea export in 2024?

154 tonnes, valued at US$1,393,830.

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Pork Prices in South Korea

US$ 13.51 / kg

18,013 KRW / kg

MoM ▲ 48.9% YoY ▲ 48.9%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (KRW)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	13.51	18,013	▲ 48.9%	▲ 48.9%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the pork price in South Korea available is US$ 13.51 per kg (18,013 KRW), up 48.9% year-on-year.

In 2024, South Korea exported 154 tonnes of pork valued at US$1,393,830, ranking #51 out of 86 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. Export volume declined by 22.6% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for pork is US$13.5096 per kg. South Korea is a net exporter of pork under HS code 0203.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - pork in South Korea

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Korea exported $1.4M (153.6 t) of pork▼ 22.6% YoY. That ranks #51 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$1.4M

Export value

153.6 t

Export volume

#51 / 86

World rank

Global share

$9.08

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top pork exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 US $6.55B · 18.1%
#2 Spain $6.34B · 17.5%
#3 Germany $4.05B · 11.2%
#4 Canada $3.18B · 8.8%
#5 Brazil $2.83B · 7.8%

Annual export data South Korea · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.4M	153.6 t	$9.08
2023	$1.8M	318.7 t	$5.65
2022	$2.2M	445.8 t	$4.9
2021	$5M	1.6 kt	$3.11
2020	$3.6M	766 t	$4.73

HS Code

pork is traded under Harmonized System code 0203. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

South Korea pork - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The quantity of pork exported by South Korea in 2020 was 3,892 metric tons. In 2019 South Korea exported 996 tonnes of pork. In 2019 alone, the market for South Korea pork (meat category) has gone up, with a change of 18.996 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, pork's exports decreased by -26.28 pc earning South Korea US$4.81m for the year 2019. South Korea's pork exports are classified as:

Frozen hams, shoulders and cuts thereof of swine, with bone in (HS code 020322)
Frozen meat of swine (excluding carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in) (HS code 020329)
Prepared or preserved meat and offal of swine, incl. mixtures (excluding hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purpose, in containers of a net weight of <= 250 g, preparations of liver and meat extracts and juices) (HS code 160249)
Fresh or chilled meat of swine (excluding carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in) (HS code 020319)
Prepared or preserved shoulders and cuts thereof, of swine (HS code 160242)
Fresh or chilled carcases and half-carcases of swine (HS code 020311)
Fresh or chilled edible offal of swine (HS code 020630)
Frozen carcases and half-carcases of swine (HS code 020321)
Frozen edible livers of swine (HS code 020641)
Fresh or chilled hams, shoulders and cuts thereof of swine, with bone in (HS code 020312)
Edible offal of swine, frozen (excluding livers) (HS code 020649)
Meat of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (excluding hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, and bellies and cuts thereof) (HS code 021019)

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South Korea pork export values

In 2019, South Korea exported pork with a value of 4.81m USD, an increase of 0.23% from 2018's total pork export of 4.799m USD. The annual growth in value of South Korea pork between 2017 to 2018 was 2.215 pc.

The per year change in the quantity of South Korea's pork exports between 2017 and 2019 was -26.28 pc when compared to a variation of 18.996% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

South Korea's share of the world's total pork's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 67 in world exports of pork.

Export markets for South Korea pork ( in '000$ )

South Korea's best performing destinations for pork are China, Australia, Russia, New Zealand and US.

Import/Export Trends

South Korea is a net importer of pork. The annual growth of South Korea pork in value between 2015 to 2019 was 18%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.

South Korea imported 551,265 tonnes of pork in 2019.

Pork Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest pork prices in other Asia countries:

Philippines$4.67/kg Malaysia$6.73/kg Sri Lanka$4.88/kg China$4.42/kg Nepal$0.73/kg Vietnam$3.46/kg Japan$9.29/kg India$3.59/kg Hong Kong$3.46/kg Thailand$2.90/kg Singapore$2.84/kg Indonesia$5.96/kg Kazakhstan$1.64/kg Lao (Laos)$2.00/kg

Other Meat Prices in South Korea

Latest prices for other meat in South Korea:

Beef$7.95/kg Chicken Meat$1.36/kg Duck Meat$2.89/kg Mutton$41.41/kg Geese Meat$16.33/kg

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