Gobarto plans to export pork to the US by 2020
Polish company Gobarto wants to enter the US pork market by 2020, considering this step to be more profitable than exports to other EU members states. In the first 8 months of 2018, Poland exported 43,000 tonnes of pork to the US market, accounting for 13.5% of the country's total pork exports.
It is no wonder that Polish pork producers are targeting this market as the ASF outbreaks have reduced the number of export destinations lately.
"The American market is very important for Polish pork export. We are currently in the process of adaptation. Obtaining export rights to the United States is a very long and time-consuming process. A lot depends on the Polish veterinary services in this process, which is why we focus on cooperation and any arrangements with them. It is not a secret that obtaining permissions requires very time-consuming and expensive investments. According to the adopted schedule, in the absence of any delays or difficulties, we should obtain export rights by mid-2020", mentioned Marcin Sliwinski, the new president of Polish Gobarto SA, in an interview for Portal Spozywczy magazine.
Export of Polish pork has become difficult due to the presence of ASF virus in the country, which closes access to such markets as China or Korea.
"I will mention that China is by far the largest consumer of this meat in the world with consumption more than double that in the entire European Union (data of the US Department of Agriculture - forecast for the whole of 2018). Japan (6th) and Korea (9th) are also in the top ten. Currently, our export is based mainly on the European Union and several other countries that have accepted the regionalization of ASF in Poland. Recently, the Czechs have decided that any transport of pork from countries affected by ASF will be controlled in order to detect the presence of this virus. The delivery will be accepted on the domestic market after being proved in the authorized laboratory that the test result is negative. Let me remind you that we are the third largest supplier of pork to this country. For this reason, the United States is such an important market for us", added Mr. Sliwinski.
The latest forecast for pork consumption in the US, released by the USDA, confirms an upward trend in this market, with a 5% increase in pork consumption for 2019.
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