Longtime U.S. Meat Export Federation Senior Vice President of Asia-Pacific Joel Haggard is stepping into a consulting role with the organization. Jihae Yang, who previously served as the director of South Korean operations, has taken over the management of the region. Yang was instrumental in reopening the South Korean market to U.S. beef after the BSE discovery in 2003. Under Yang’s leadership, South Korea is now the largest buyer of U.S. beef at $2.7 billion.
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