Spain exported dairy products to China for around 82 million euros in 2024.

Spain exported dairy products to China for 96 million dollars (approximately 82 million euros) in 2024, which was 4.3% less compared to 2023, according to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA). The Ministry of Commerce of China has announced the imposition of provisional tariffs of up to 42.7% on imports of certain dairy products from the European Union (EU), after preliminarily concluding that these receive subsidies and have caused "substantial damage" to the Chinese dairy industry. Dairy products represent the fifth Spanish export product to China, behind meat, olive oil, alcoholic beverages, and fishery products. In 2024, according to data from Chinese customs, Spain's agri-food sales to that country totaled 2,130 million dollars (1,968 million euros), representing an annual decrease of 13.2%, mainly due to lower pork exports. In general, the 27 ...