Spain: Ham exports increase through the third quarter

Published 2022년 12월 19일

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The Spanish Serrano Ham Consortium has reported a notable increase in the export of Spanish cured hams and shoulders in the first nine months of 2022, with a total of 40,595.68 tons, marking a 10.78% increase compared to the previous year. The export value reached €420,408,798.48, showing a 15.47% rise, led by the European Union, which accounted for 69.6% of the total exports. France and Germany were the top importers within the EU. Outside the EU, countries like Austria, Italy, Portugal, as well as Japan, China, and Mexico, experienced the highest growth in export value. Furthermore, a shift towards preferring boneless ham was observed, with a 12.09% increase in volume and a 16.13% rise in value, finding favor in the UK and China.

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According to data from the Spanish Serrano Ham Consortium (CJSE), exports of Spanish cured hams/shoulders through the third quarter of 2022 reached 40,595.68 tons, an increase of 10.78% compared to the same period in 2021 (36,644.25 t). Likewise, exports totaled €420,408,798.48, representing an increase of 15.47% compared to the previous year. Countries in the European Union imported a total of 28,253.15 t during this period (+6.11%), while Third Countries imported 12,342.53 t (+23.20%). Thus, in the first nine months of the year, the EU accounted for 69.6% of cured ham exports. Within the EU, the main markets for Serrano have continued to be France (+10.73%), followed by Germany (-4.8%), which account for 50% of total exports of this product. The markets with the greatest increases in export value through the third quarter of 2022 were Austria (+32.77%), Italy (+28.50%) and Portugal (+26.43%). The Third Countries that have seen the most significant growth in terms of value were ...

Source: Pig 333