Spain: Cured ham exports drop 2% during the first three months of the year

During the first quarter of 2021, a total of 9,994.99 tons of Spanish cured hams and shoulders were exported, which is 2.08% less than in the same period of the previous year, in which 10,207.38 tons were exported, As announced by the Spanish Serrano Ham Consortium (CJSE), exports were also carried out for a total value of 98,473,806.67 euros, which has implied a decrease of 1.93% with respect to the However, the average price of a kilo of ham has increased slightly during this period to stand at 9.85 euros, 0.15% compared to the same period in 2020, when it was 9.84 euros / kg . In addition, the average price in European Union countries stood at 8.89 euros, compared to 12.74 euros in Third Countries, leading to a drop of 0.80% and a rise of 1.48%, respectively. In this sense, Carlos del Hoyo, director of Marketing and Promotion of the Spanish Serrano Ham Consortium, indicates that “the stabilization of average prices during this period is due, once again, to the export that is ...