INTERPORC highlights the food safety of Spanish pork products to the Vice Minister of Agriculture of China
The meeting between Alberto Herranz, general director of the Interprofessional, and the Chinese Vice Minister focused on the excellent relations that the Spanish pig sector maintains with that country. Thus, the general director of INTERPORC recalled that, in 2023, “Spain exported 560,488 tons of pork to China for a value of 1,223 million. This represents 20.33% of the total volume of Spanish pork exports and 13.72% of the value.”
Going into more detail, fresh meat makes up the most important item of that total, with 294,885 tons for a value of 682.1 million euros. In addition, other products that stand out are offal, 260,608 tons worth 501.1 million euros and ham, 2,404 tons worth 35.6 million euros.
With this volume, Spain's white pork sector remains China's leading supplier of pork products, contributing with 20.95% of this market's imports. Figures that place Spain far ahead of other countries such as the USA (15.9%), Brazil (15.8%), the Netherlands (9.0%), Canada (9.0%) and Denmark ( 8.80%).
After the meeting, INTERPORC offered the Chinese delegation a ham cutting demonstration so that they could appreciate the quality and nutritional qualities of this white pork product from Spain.
Alberto Herranz has also conveyed to the Vice Minister "the importance of opening new opportunities in the Chinese market for manufactured products since they are highly appreciated by the Chinese consumer".
In this sense, INTERPORC's presence at the SIAL Shanghai fair, which is being held this week, is an excellent opportunity to show local distributors the potential of the Spanish pork sector as an international leader. A participation that will also have the important support of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas.
The Interprofessional attends this event together with 20 of the main Spanish pig companies, which have a joint production capacity of more than 3 million tons per year, an export value of more than 3,800 million euros and a total turnover of more than 11,500 millions of euros.
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