European pork exports fall to 10-year lows

According to data from the European Commission, last year the EU exported a total of 4.21 million tonnes of carcass weight of pork and pork products, a decrease of 19% compared to 2022 and exports similar to those of 10 years ago, in 2013, when 4.26 million tons were exported. The record values reached in 2020, when 6.34 million tons were exported, now belong to the past. Until 2023, decreases in exports were observed for all destinations except the United Kingdom (+7%), with decreases of 25% and 32% for China and the Philippines, respectively. China went from having a share of total EU exports of 30% in 2022 or 52% in 2020, its maximum value and the cause of the increase in European exports in 2019 and 2020, to 27% in 2023. In contrast, the The UK's ...