Key trends to strengthen the processed meat market in Spain after the pandemic

The processed meat market in Spain has been enduring a slow and constant stagnation in demand in recent years, especially notable in domestic consumption. A situation that the pandemic and the first confinements managed to turn around until having registered one of its highest growth rates during 2020 and the first months of 2021. And, while domestic consumption rose 9.4%, according to Mapama, exports scored an increase of 3.6%, according to Icex data, which has allowed the main manufacturers in the country to increase their production above 1.13 Mt, including cured ham and shoulder, cold cuts, cooked ham, rest cold cuts, cured chorizo, bacon, fuet, salami, fuet, espetec, sausage, tenderloin and assortment of sausages. In April, Alimarket Gran Consumo published its market report, a study that, based on the analysis of data provided by the top 125 manufacturers in the country, analyzes the sector and trends, including rankings by total and exported volume, investments, data on ...