Spain's pork exports to the EU increased
In 2017, Spanish pig meat production totalled 4.2 million tonnes, which was 2% higher than year earlier levels. Abigail Schofield, Trainee Analyst at AHDB, says that this growth came even despite a drop in the sow herd in December 2016, as productivity and carcase weights increased.
In addition, average pig prices in the EU as a whole were up on the year from January- October. This seems to have supported Spanish pork export prices. Average unit prices were 7% higher, in euro terms, than year earlier levels in 2017. This meant the value of their pork export market grew ahead of volume, up 11% year-on-year.
EU export volumes were up 7% year on year, driving the overall export expansion. Growth to a number of smaller EU markets, including the Czech Republic and Bulgaria, was primarily responsible for this increase. In 2017 France also resumed its position as Spain’s main export market for pork, despite exports actually remaining steady on the year, due to the downturn in Chinese imports. There was a 3% growth in shipments to the UK despite a weaker Sterling.
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