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Red meat exports from the UK surpassed €1.3 billion in 2017

UK's export of red meat products have surpassed the £1.2 billion (€1.34 billion euros) mark in 2017, the increase being sustained mainly due to sales on the Asian markets, according to the data released by UK's HMRC (HM Revenue and Customs), Farming UK reports.

Posted on Feb 14 ,14:00

Red meat exports from the UK surpassed €1.3 billion in 2017

 

In 2017, exports of beef, lamb and pork exceeded £1 billion between January and December last year. All three sectors managed to exceed the £1.2 billion mark as a result of a rise of 2% in red meat offal exports.

UK's red meat export to non-EU countries continue to be strong in 2017. Beef exports to third countries reached 14,300 tons in 2017, increasing by almost a fifth, which led to a rise in value to £409 million (€459 million), as reported by Farming UK.

Furthermore, there was an increase of 230% in volume of high-value, chilled beef sold to Hong Kong in 2017, the Asian market representing a key focus for UK's meat exports.

Meantime, UK's pork exports were up by 4.8% in 2017 compared to the previous year, reaching a volume of 216,000 tons worth £293 million (€329 million). Sales of pork increased both in the EU and non-EU markets.

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