EU pork exports remained stable in 2024
Last year, virtually the same amount of pork was exported from the European Union as in 2023. According to an overview presented by the EU Commission, 4.264 million tonnes of this amount were exported; this was 16,000 tonnes, or 0.4%, more than the previous year. However, in 2022, just over 5.3 million tonnes of pork were marketed in third countries, and in 2021 and 2020, significantly more than 6 million tonnes each.
China was once again by far the largest buyer in 2024. However, China reduced its imports by 3.1% to 1.12 million tonnes. In 2020, the People's Republic, which was then suffering severely from African swine fever (ASF), imported a record 3.34 million tonnes of pork from the EU. Pork exports to the United Kingdom also declined in 2024, but only by 0.7% to 895,700 tonnes.
The Philippines emerged as the third most important sales market, increasing purchases by 26.1% to 366,500 tonnes compared to 2023. EU pork exports to Japan fell 0.4% to just under 354,800 tonnes compared to 2023. Meanwhile, exports to South Korea increased by 3.8% to 251,500 tonnes. Sales to Vietnam grew even more strongly, by 15.2% to 136,400 tonnes.
113,900 tonnes of pork were shipped from the EU to the United States, an 11.6% increase over the previous year. Last year, the EU shipped 99,800 tonnes to Australia, an increase of 5.6%.
EU pork imports decreased by 3.8% to approximately 159,000 tonnes in 2024 compared to the previous year. Deliveries from the United Kingdom fell by 3.8% to 106,200 tonnes.
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