required report public distribution date 10 13 2004 gain number ks4055 korea republic of dairy and products annual approved by marcus e lower director agricultural trade office prepared oh young sook susan phillips highlights imported 178 million in 2003 it is expected that total imports will reach 200 even though the us has only an 18 percent market share value cheese accounted for slightly more than half all from are to continue showing strong growth future includes psd changes yes matrix seoul ato ks2 ks usda foreign service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 7 unclassified section i situation outlook although korean economy likely remain one fastest growing economies among oecd nations predicted consumption sluggish 2nd 2005