Partial recovery of French pork exports in 2024

Published May 19, 2025

Tridge summary

In 2024, French pork and pork product exports to third countries saw a slight increase from the previous year, reaching 274,744 tonnes, but still fell short of the numbers from 2019 to 2021, which exceeded 300,000 tonnes. The exports were dominated by frozen meat and offal, accounting for nearly 80% of the total. China continued to be the primary destination for these exports, receiving over 40% of the total, followed by the United Kingdom and the Philippines. Other significant markets included Japan, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Taiwan, Gabon, and Hong Kong.
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The volume of French pork and pork products exported to third countries in 2024, at 274,744 tonnes, represents a slight recovery from the low recorded in 2023 (262,136 tonnes), but remains clearly below the levels reached between 2019 and 2021, when they exceeded 300,000 tonnes per year. In 2024, French pork exports to third countries were mainly concentrated in frozen meat (111,743 tonnes) and offal (105,306 tonnes), which together represented almost 80% of the total. Other notable products included sausages (25078 tons), fresh meat (17179 tons) and lard or lard (13132 tons). Exports of cured and processed products, such as salted or smoked meat and stuffed pasta, were more residual. In 2024, China remained the main destination for French pork exports, with 115,365 tonnes, representing more than 40% of the total. This was followed by the United Kingdom (41,281 tonnes) and the Philippines (39,468 ...
Source: 3tres3

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