INTERPORC participates in a high level mission of the EU in China
For six days, the members of the delegation that accompanied the Commissioner for Agriculture, made up of 76 representatives of national and European companies and associations, have developed an intense program of activities in the cities of Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Thus, they have held B2B meetings. They have been able to carry out field visits to retail distribution centers, wholesale markets and the port of Shenzhen. And they have held several meetings with the presence of Chinese and European authorities, including Jorge Toledo Albiñana, ambassador of the European Union in China. Furthermore, the companies and institutions present in the Mission have been able to convey to Commissioner Wojciechowski his main concerns in the Chinese market so that he can present them to the authorities in the meetings on his institutional agenda.
The trip program included attendance at the Anuga Select China fair, which was inaugurated by the European Commissioner for Agriculture. Between April 24 and 26, Europe had a pavilion at this event in which European foods were exhibited and tasted, including meat and products made from Spanish white pork such as ham.
Cristina Marí, responsible for international promotion of INTERPORC and representative of the Interprofessional in this Mission, highlights that "the possibilities opened by participating in a European Union Mission like this are very interesting for our sector. The networking we have done and the companies we have visited, both in person and at the fair, add special value to this action", she noted.
China, first destination for pork exports
The Spanish white pork sector maintains very strong commercial relations with the Chinese market, for which it is its main supplier. This importance has led INTERPORC officials to convey to Commissioner Wojciechowski his support for the proposal that he has conveyed to the Chinese authorities to regionalize Chinese territory.
In total, in 2023, 560,488 tons were exported to that country, worth 1,223 million euros. This represents 20.3% of the total exported volume and 13.7% of the value, which places China in first place in the ranking of destinations for Spanish pork.
The most important items exported to that country are fresh meat (294,885 tons for a value of 682.1 million euros); offal (260,608 tons worth 501.1 million euros); and ham (2,404 tons worth 35.6 million euros).
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