The decrease in Spanish pork exports slows down
Although the decrease in Spanish pork exports outside the EU continued in the first nine months of the year, it has slowed down compared to the first half of the year.
From January to September of this year, Spain exported a total of 1,359,089 tonnes of meat and meat products outside the Europen Union, of which almost 90% were pork.
Exports of pork meat and products reached 1,211,178 t, which represents a 19% decrease compared to the same period last year, although this decrease is slowing down, which we can see by comparing the data from the first half of the year, in which the percent decrease compared to the same period in 2021 was -24%.
China remains the leading destination, but exports to this country have decreased by 53.4%, while exports to the Philippines (+61%), Japan (+57.4%), South Korea (+62.9%), and the United Kingdom (+49.9%) have increased.
Evolution of Spanish exports of pork and pork preparations to third countries in tons. Source: 333 based on CEXGAN data.