Russian pork exports up 23%

Between January and September 2024, Russian pork exports increased by 23% in volume and 27% in value compared to the same period of the previous year. Since the beginning of the year, companies supplied foreign markets with about 200 thousand tons of pork worth about $430 million. About 50% of the exported pork is frozen, 23% is fresh and chilled pork, and 27% is offal. The main export destination is Belarus, which is estimated to have increased its purchases by 14% to 65 thousand tons. It is the key market for fresh and chilled pork, with an almost 90% share. Vietnam is the second destination, with a volume of 59 thousand tons (-16%), and China ranks third. Since the Chinese market opened for three Russian pork exporting companies at the end of February 2024, almost 30 thousand tons of meat and offal ...