United Kingdom opens pork exports to Mexico and Northern Ireland

Pork consumption in Mexico has grown by 5.4% annually between 2019 and 2024, establishing itself as a growing market with significant interest in this type of product. According to industry estimates, this agreement could generate up to 19 million pounds in the first five years. The twelve factories approved for export include Cranswick Country Foods PLC (Hull, Watton, and Ballymena), Pilgrim’s Pride Ltd (Spalding and Westerleigh, Bristol), Thermotraffic Ltd (Wrexham), Magnavale Chesterfield Ltd (Chesterfield), ABP Cold Store (Hull), Americold Spalding Ltd (Spalding), Turners (Soham) Ltd (Suffolk), Karro Food Group (Cookstown), and Interfrigo Ltd (Antrim). This achievement is the result of eight years of negotiations between authorities from both countries, led by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), with the collaboration of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland (DAERA), ...