Suncheon City Hosts the 41st Jeollanam-do Premier Hanwoo Competition

Commemorating the Opening of the Smart Suncheon Livestock Market
Selection of Superior Hanwoo and Distribution of High-Quality Cattle

Suncheon City announced that the 41st Jeollanam-do Premier Hanwoo Competition, held at the Suncheon-Gwangyang Livestock Cooperative livestock market on November 6, concluded successfully.

This event was organized to assess the genetic capabilities of Hanwoo cattle in the Jeollanam-do region, measure the results of breeding improvements, and distribute superior Hanwoo cattle to local livestock farms in order to strengthen the competitiveness of the Hanwoo industry.

In particular, the city promoted this competition to commemorate the opening of the newly modernized and smart Suncheon Livestock Market, which was completed through a modernization project last year.

The competition featured a fierce contest among 85 high-quality Hanwoo cattle selected from 22 cities and counties in the province, as well as 28 premium beef cattle that had passed a quality evaluation in September.

As a result, Suncheon City demonstrated the excellence of its Hanwoo cattle by winning the Encouragement Award (Seo Gilwon from Hwangjeon-myeon) and the Effort Award (Shin Chowoo from Nakan-myeon) in the superior Hanwoo category.

Roh Gwan-gyu, Mayor of Suncheon, stated, "Through this competition, we hope to widely promote the excellence of Suncheon Hanwoo and create opportunities for technical exchange and mutual growth among Hanwoo farmers in the province." He added that Suncheon City is actively pursuing various support projects to enhance the competitiveness of the livestock industry, including improving livestock odor, recycling livestock manure, and supporting the convergence of ICT in the livestock sector.

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