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

Published Jun 21, 2024

Tridge summary

The UK has experienced a 3% decline in pig meat exports in the first four months of the year, largely due to a drop in fresh/frozen pork shipments. Despite this, imports have increased by 3%, with over 99% coming from the EU27. The import growth is not evenly distributed across product categories. Fresh/frozen pork and sausages have seen increases, while processed pig meat and bacon volumes have declined. China is the largest customer of UK offal, which has seen steady increasing volumes year on year. The Philippines has also extended a reduced tariff rate on pork to 2028, making it a lucrative market for UK exporters.

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Original content

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 ...

Source: EuroMeat