Denmark increases third country exports

Denmark sold a total of 780,580 t of pork outside the EU borders in the first three quarters of 2021, including live animals and by-products. That was around 63,600 t or 8.9% more than in the same period of the previous year. In contrast, exports to the Community rose less sharply by 2.5% to a total of 738.080 t. If you factor out the not insignificant live trade in pigs, 428,680 tons of pork including by-products remained. China's most important third country market The amount of pork exported to all 27 Member States was thus roughly equivalent to the volume of trade with China. Deliveries to the People's Republic increased by 3.2% to 428,150 t compared to the first three quarters of 2020. Recently, however, there was a significant decrease in the quantities shipped there, so that the previous year's result is unlikely to be achieved in 2021. There was strong demand for this from other third countries. Exports to the USA and Australia rose by around 30% each, those to South Korea ...