Spain: Exports of agri-food sector in Castile-León have shot up 32% since 2015, reaching 18% of the Community's exports in 2020

Published 2021년 8월 8일

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The agri-food sector in Castilla y León has seen solid growth in exports, with a 32% increase from 2015-2020 and a 9% increase in the first quarter of 2021. In 2020, exports reached a value of over 2,400 million euros, which was 18% of the region's total exports. The meat sector, including pork, beef, and sheep meat, was the largest contributor to these exports, followed by beverages, particularly wine, and dairy products, eggs, and honey. The provinces of Burgos, Palencia, and Valladolid were the main food exporting provinces. The main destinations for these exports were Portugal and France, with China becoming a significant market since 2029. The growth rate of regional agri-food sales is higher than the national average.

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The export activity of the agri-food sector in the Community is having a solid behavior despite the health crisis caused by COVID-19. Sales abroad have grown by 32% in the 2015-2020 period, registering the highest value in 2020, the year in which they exceeded 2,400 million euros, which represents 18% of total regional exports, which totaled 13,443 million. In addition, in the first quarter of 2021, the figures show that the trend of increasing exports of the sector in Castilla y León continues, since it has increased by 9% and the share of total regional exports exceeds 21% of exports. Regarding the sectors, the meat sector has undergone a very favorable evolution in recent years. In 2020 it reached a value of 670 million euros, 40% more than at the end of 2015, which represents 28% of the total agri-food exported by the Community. Specifically, 50% of the meat exported from Castilla y León is pork, more than 20% beef and 7% sheep or goat meat, with sheep meat sales being the ...

Source: Castilla