Netherlands: Evolution of Dutch pork exports

After years of continuous declines in the number of Dutch pigs exported, from more than 3 million in 2018 to 704,155 in 2021, last year there was a change in trend, with a total of 817,960 head exported, which represented an increase of 13 % compared to the previous year. Germany, despite having had a 50% drop in imports of Dutch pigs in 2021, remained, in 2022, as the main destination with a share of 67.7% in total Dutch pork exports. It should be noted that in previous years it represented more than 90%. Although with values much lower than those of Germany, Spain has become the second destination in recent years and this past year has doubled the number of pigs imported from the Netherlands, rising from 48,238 in 2021 to 94,217 in 2022. . After Spain, the main destinations are ...