UK produced 306, 400 tonnes of pig meat from January to April

Global demand for pork appears to remain subdued with many economies still struggling with high inflation and consumers more wary around spending habits. Alongside this stands geopolitical uncertainly due to several imminent high-profile elections. Total pig meat exports (including offal) from the UK stood just short of 100,500 tonnes in the first four month of the year, a 3% decline compared to the same period last year. On the contrary UK imports of pig meat (including offal) are up 3% year on year, despite weaker domestic consumption. Although overall import volumes have increased to 251,500 tonnes so far this year, the growth has not been reflected across all product categories. Over 99% of UK imports are sourced from within the EU27. Fresh/frozen pork is the largest category with 106,600 tonnes received from the EU27 for the year to date, up 4% on 2023. Denmark and Germany hold the largest market shares at 25% and 23% respectively. Strong growth has also been recorded in ...