European pork exports to China have surged in the past 20 years

Over the past two decades, the export of pork from the EU to China has surged, rising from over 58,000 tons to more than 3 million tons, a dramatic increase of approximately 5,400%. In 2010, China made up 5.5% of Europe's total pork exports, a figure that has now grown to over half (53.5%). The year 2020 saw the total exports of pork products reaching 5,973,123 tons. Frozen pork makes up the largest share (67%) of these exports, followed by organs (26.6%) and lard (4.7%).