Germany's pork exports not affected by lower production
The shortfall in domestic production has been compensated by an increase in pork imports by 3% in the mentioned period.
With average export prices 11% down, the value of German pork exports was still 9% below the year before at €1.86 billion.
AHDB analyst Bethan Wilkins said that Germany's pork export growth was driven by a 16% increase in shipments to non-EU markets. Third country exports accounted for 25% of the total, up from 22% in the same period last year. Wilkins added that although the percentage increased, it is still below the 2016 figure of 27% when the Chinese market was particularly strong.
Furthermore, Wilkins explained that the German pork exports rose significantly based on a 50% increase in shipments to China, which was the second largest market for German exports. Some German suppliers were temporarily unable to ship to China early last year, which will account for much of this growth.
Shipments to Hong Kong fell to negligible volumes, from 13,800 tonnes in the first half of 2017.
Regarding shipments to EU member states, Wilkins said that they were slightly lower overall, largely due to a sharp fall in shipments recorded to the Netherlands (-27,400 tonnes).
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