07.05.2011

On December 12, 2010, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) notified the World Animal Health Organization (OIE), of a case of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds located in the southern part of the country. The virus quickly spread, affecting commercial duck and chicken operations in 52 farms in 6 provinces. The last case was reported on April 18. Poultry on the affected farms has been culled and those premises within a 500 meter radius were also depopulated as a pre-emptive measure.
As of April 25, 2011, the number of culled poultry has reached a record of 6.4 million birds;  just under 1 million (935,373) of those were broilers.
Meanwhile, consumption has actually increased due to a shortage of local pork, high red meat prices, and fears about radiation-contaminated seafood from Japan. As a result, Korea's U.S. broiler imports may rise 22% to 110,000 tons in 2011 (FAS).

Birds Culled by Species as of April 25, 2011
Category (Species)		Number of HPAI confirmed farms	Number of animal culled	Total No. of animals as of Dec. 1, 2010	% of total bird
Duck	Breeding stock	10	546,526	N/A	N/A
	Duck	23	2,241,853	N/A	N/A
	Sub total	33	2,788,379	N/A	N/A
Chicken	Layer	9	1,873,711	61,691,000