从2006年度3月末开始,韩国的各个粮食售卖点上将公开出售从美国、中国、澳大利亚、泰国的进口食用米。之前,进口大米只在食品加工领域被允许使用,常被用作本国糕饼、饼干等加工食品的原料来源。2004年,韩国同美国、中国、澳大利亚、泰国等9个国家签约,即将来允许在同上述9个国 From the end of March 2006 onwards, South Korea’s various grain sales outlets will publicly sell imported rice from the United States, China, Australia, and Thailand. Previously, imported rice was only allowed to be used in the food processing field and was often used as a raw material source for processed foods such as cakes and biscuits in the country. In 2004, South Korea signed contracts with nine countries including the United States, China, Australia, and Thailand, and will soon allow the same nine countries mentioned above.