The Spanish Chorizo Consortium labeld over 935,000 kg of chorizo with the 'Spanish Chorizo' seal in the first quarter of the year, a 19.75% increase from the same period in 2020. The United Kingdom, France, and Germany continue to be the main export markets for the Consortium, accounting for over 80% of the sealing. Exports of cured sausages, which include chorizo, have also grown by around 10% in the first quarter of 2021, reaching over 14,700 tons and a value of around 105 million euros. The market share of the Chorizo Consortium in the cured sausage sector also increased to 7.63% in the first quarter of 2021, up from 6.97% in the same period of 2020.