UK: Pigmeat imports are up by 9% in 2022 as export volumes increase by 7%

Imports of pigmeat to the UK increased by 9% to just over 800,000 tonnes in 2022, while UK export volumes were up 7% to 373,000t. While overall pigmeat imports increased by 69,000t, volumes of fresh and frozen pork imports were virtually identical to 2021, with a slight decline in fresh product being largely displaced by an increase in frozen pork. The increase was driven by higher volumes of bacon, up 19% on 2021, and sausages, up 22%, coming into the country. The UK’s biggest sources of imports continue to be the Netherlands, which increased its shipments to the UK by 28% (36,800t) last year, and Denmark, which, in contrast, saw import volumes fall by 6% (11,400) continued decline in a trend of decline that was first established in 2017.\ One notable trend, however, is that monthly import volumes generally eased as we moved through 2022. The December figure of 63,500t was 10% (6,734 tonnes) down on November and 8% down on December 2021. The 7% increase, 23,000t, in export volume ...