Spanish meat exports outside the EU drop by 19%

The last of the CEXGAN reports in relation to meat exports outside the European Union show the great influence that the brake on pork sales to China has for all Spanish sales. Thus, from January to September, 1.35 million tons were exported, which is 19% less than in the same period of 2021. The reduction in pork sales has the same percentage reduction and amounts to 1 21 million t, accounting for 89% of the total amount exported by Spain. It should be noted that pork exports to China have been reduced to less than half of what they were last year: from 1.06 million tons exported from January to September 2021, we have gone to 497,000 in 2022. Next in relevance is the category of other meats and preparations, corresponding mainly to meat derivatives, which totals 56,940 t and is the only one with a positive behavior, growing by 4%. The greatest reduction has occurred in the case of exports of poultry meat outside the EU with a reduction of 32% to 53,519 t. The sale of sheep and ...