Exports of Spanish Chorizo soar 65% in 2020

In a year as difficult as 2020, in which Spanish exports in general decreased by about 10% compared to 2019, the Spanish agri-food sector consolidated as a key sector for the Spanish economy; It was practically the only one that last year offered a positive behavior on the export side, exceeding 47,700 million euros of sales abroad, 5.95% more than the previous year. Behind this increase lies an excellent performance in the subsector of meat products and processed meat products (+ 17%), a trend that was already sensed in the first half of last year. Data from the Consorcio del Chorizo, the main association of producers and exporters of Spanish sausage par excellence, show that 2020 closed with a labeling record, in which 3.6 million kilos of chorizo marketed with the seal of differentiated quality of the Consortium. The United Kingdom, France and Germany continue to be the main markets that demand “Spanish Chorizo”: more than 80% of the total labeling goes to these three ...