Pork exports to Asia in 2022

Lower demand from China and Hong Kong According to the umbrella organization of the Danish agri-food industry (L&F), based on current foreign trade data, imports of fresh and frozen pork to China have halved compared to 2021 to 1.47 million tonnes. The decrease in the export of slaughter by-products was smaller and amounted to 13.9 percent. up to 1.04 million tons. China's import requirements were lower, mainly due to weaker demand for pork due to the coronavirus. In addition, own production increased by 4.6 percent. In Hong Kong, the same factors likely reduced the sourcing of pork from abroad by 28.7% and by-products by 73.6%. Japan increased pork imports The situation in Japan, the second largest importer of pork in the world, was completely different. In 2022, a total of around 977,100 tons of fresh and frozen pork cuts were imported there; it is by 8.2 percent. more than last year. Spain in particular benefited from the increased demand as it was able to more than halve its ...