The weight of Spanish livestock exports in the world

In a recent interview with the British newspaper "The Guardian", Garzón defended that extensive livestock farming is "ecologically sustainable", unlike macro farms, which "pollute" and export "poorer quality" meat. The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has even joined the cascade of reactions, lamenting the controversy over a sector that "produces meat of extraordinary quality" and follows the highest standards of Spanish and European regulations. This is how exports of meat products have entered the political debate, which in 2020 gave the greatest boost to sales of food, beverages and tobacco abroad, the only sector that contributed positively to all Spanish exports together with the of other merchandise. According to data from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, meat exports have not stopped growing in recent years, reaching 9,842.5 million euros in 2020, which represents 20% of agri-food sales. Swine shipments to China have had special relevance, although in ...