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Pork trade in the EU countries up 4%

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In the first half of 2018, the shipments of pork traded between the EU countries increased by nearly 4% on the year, according to the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) latest analysis.

Posted on Oct 16 ,13:16

Pork trade in the EU countries up 4%

Amey Brassington, trainee analyst at AHDB, said that the growth in shipments is not surprising as the pork production in the EU has also risen by 3% in the first six months of 2018 and in the meantime, the EU exports of pork have remained stable.

Six countries accounted for 80% out of the total EU pork exports, while Germany remained the number one supplier accounting for 23% of shipments, although the volume shipped was 2% less than in 2017. Spain and Denmark, ranked second and third, both increased exports by 7%, reflecting higher production from these nations.

On the other hand, Italy was the largest pork importer from the EU, its imports increasing by 7.5% in the first half of 2018 on the year. The country received 18% of the total volume traded.

Brassington added that the second and third largest importers, Germany and Poland, also recorded year-on-year increases during this period.

"The greatest percentage increase in imports of EU pork was recorded by Ireland, increasing by almost 60% to 31,000 tonnes. Conversely, the UK recorded a decline in imports; it was the only country of the top 6 importers to record a decrease," Brassington explained.

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