What is the price of ham per kilogram/pound in South Korea today?
The retail price range for South Korea ham is between US$ 11.84 and US$ 19.24 per kilogram or between US$ 5.37 and US$ 8.72 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of ham in South Korea
The retail price range in South Korean won for ham is between KRW 15,784.00 and KRW 25,649.00 per kilogram or between KRW 7,158.28 and KRW 11,632.20 per pound(lb) in Seoul and Busan.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for South Korea ham is between US$ 8.29 and US$ 13.47 per kilogram or between US$ 3.76 and US$ 6.11 per pound(lb).
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South Korea Ham Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Ham from South Korea over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price per kilogram was 4.50 US dollars, followed by a slight increase to 4.91 US dollars in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 4.22 US dollars, before rising again to 5.25 US dollars in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw a decrease to 4.81 US dollars per kilogram. Looking ahead, we can predict that the export price of Ham from South Korea in 2023 will be around 4.46 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2024 it will be around 4.11 US dollars per kilogram.South Korea Ham Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Ham into South Korea has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 4.50 US dollars per kg, which increased to 4.91 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 4.22 US dollars per kg, but then rose again to 5.25 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the import price per kilogram of Ham into South Korea is 4.81 US dollars per kg in 2021. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Ham into South Korea will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the import price per kilogram of Ham into South Korea will be 4.46 US dollars per kg in 2022 and 4.46 US dollars per kg in 2023.Export values for South Korea ham
The total values in export for ham in South Korea were US$ 877, US$ 486, US$ 398 and US$ 1,253 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Korea ham - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of ham shipped by South Korea in 2020 was 564 metric tons. In 2019 South Korea shipped 297 tonnes of ham. In 2019 alone, the market for South Korea ham (meat category) has surged, flactuating by 266.667 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, ham's exports went up by 175 pc earning the country US$1.25m for the year 2019. South Korea's ham exports are classified as:
- Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked, with bone in (HS code 021011)
- Hams of swine and cuts thereof, prepared or preserved (HS code 160241)
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South Korea ham export values
In 2019, South Korea supplied ham valued at 1.25m USD, an improvement of 214.07% from 2018's total ham export of 0.398m USD. The yearly change in value of South Korea ham between 2017 to 2018 was -18.107 pc.
The annual change in the amount of South Korea's ham exports between 2017 and 2019 was 175 percent when compared to a variation of 266.667% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
South Korea's share of the world's total ham's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 83 in world exports of ham.
Export markets for South Korea ham ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
South Korea is a net importer of ham. The annual growth of South Korea ham in value between 2015 to 2019 was -63%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was -63%, per annum.
South Korea ordered 1,466 tonnes of ham in 2019.