Almost half of the pork exported by Mexico is destined for Japan

The GCMA report indicated that between January and April our country sold almost 100,000 tons of pork abroad, most of this volume was destined for Japan. During the first four months of 2021, Mexico exported 99,829 tons of pork, registering a growth of 21.3% over the accumulated figure for the same period last year. Until last month, Mexico managed to position around 43,000 tons of pork in the Japanese market, reflecting an increase of almost 1% over the record corresponding to the first four months of the previous year, this represented, according to figures from the Agricultural Markets Consulting Group (GCMA) 43% of the total national exports of pork meat. In quantity it was followed by China and the United States, destinations where Mexico exported 38,708 t. and 12,043 t. respectively; the case of the Asian country is outstanding, since 39.5% more meat was sent there than in the same four months last year. However, the largest jump was recorded by Canada, a country to which ...