German pork exports decline by 5% in the first half of 2017
In the first six months of 2017, German exports of fresh and frozen pork to China fell by more than a half to 61,000 tons. The decline was in part due to the ban established on export to China from several key German plants between February and June and due to a fall in Chinese demand for such products, according to AHDB.
"Germany had formerly been the largest exporter of pork to China, but Chinese Customs figures indicate during the January-July period this year it had slipped to third place behind Spain and Canada," AHDB analyst, Bethan Wilkins, said in a statement.
German exports to Italy, the countries largest market for pork, fell by 6% in the first half of 2017, to 163,000 tons.
Furthermore, "during Q2 shipments to all key destinations aside from China were higher, partially countering the demise of Chinese trade," said Bethan Wilkins.
In the second quarter of 2017, shipments to South Korea rose by over a half compared to the similar period from the previous year, and intra-EU trade also reported an increase of 5%. "This included a 26% increase in shipments to the UK, which amounted to 21 thousand tonnes."
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