December 7, 2020

China-bound exports account for 62.3% of EU's overall pork product exports

In the first nine months of 2020, the total amount of European pork product exports to China is 2,429,711 tonnes.

The amount represents 62.3% of total pork products exported by the EU and an increase of almost 65% over the same period last year.

Exports to China from January to September already exceed the value of exports of all of 2019 (2,419,030 tonnes).

Taking into account all destinations, during these first nine months, the EU has already exported a total of 3,901,118 tonnes, 20.2% more than in the same period last year.

Trailing behind China is Japan with 275,151 tonnes (7.1% of the total), followed by Hong Kong (166,550 tonnes), South Korea (150,015 tonnes) and the Philippines (104,769 tonnes).

- Pig333