Denmark is expanding pork exports to third countries

According to current data from the association of the Danish agricultural and food industry, a total of 780,580 t of pork including live animals and by-products from Denmark were sold outside the EU borders in the first three quarters of 2021. That was around 63,600 t or 8.9% more than in the same period of the previous year. Exports within the EU increased less strongly by 2.5% to 738,080 t. If you factor out the not insignificant live trade in pigs, 428,680 tons of pork including by-products remained. The amount of meat exported to all 27 EU member states thus roughly corresponded to the volume of trade with China. Deliveries to China 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. However, there was strong demand in other third countries. Exports to the USA and Australia rose by around 30% each, ...