The Spanish Chorizo Consortium accumulates more than 2.5 million kilos labeled

The Spanish Chorizo Consortium accumulates in the first nine months of 2021 more than 2.5 million kilos of chorizo labeled under the Spanish Chorizo seal and places its export quota at 6.27%. The figure, 3% lower than the same period in 2020, is in line with the Consortium's sealing trend experienced in 2020 and highlights the strength of the sector and the importance of this product in total exports of agri-food products and particularly in cured sausages. “The month of September has been a complex period, in which we have suffered a slight decrease in the labeling destined for the United Kingdom, motivated by the crisis of British carriers and by the operational difficulties in the customs crossings from the European Union to the United Kingdom. United ”, says Alejandro Álvarez-Canal, managing director of the Consortium. “In our total labeling forecasts for 2021 we had possible tensions in sales to Great Britain, our main client, despite this, our annual sealing budget is being ...