December 27, 2022

Spain sees 10.78% increase in cured hams, shoulder exports in Q3

The exports of Spain's cured hams/shoulders through the third quarter of 2022 reached 40,595.68 tonnes, an increase of 10.78% compared to the same period in 2021 (36,644.25 tonnes), based on data from the  Spanish Serrano Ham Consortium (CJSE).

Countries in the European Union imported a total of 28,253.15 tonnes in this period (+6.11%), while third countries imported 12,342.53 tonnes (+23.20%). Thus, in the first nine months of the year, the European Union accounted for 69.6% of cured ham exports.

Within the EU, the main markets for Serrano ham continue to be France (+10.73%), followed by Germany (-4.8%), which account for 50% of total exports of this product. The markets with the greatest increases in export value through the third quarter of 2022 were Austria (+32.77%), Italy (+28.50%) and Portugal (+26.43%).

Third countries that have seen the most significant growth in terms of value were Japan (+119.94%), China (+35.69%) and Mexico (+31.50%). The United Kingdom saw exports increase by 28.95%.

In terms of presentation, 18.07% of the pieces exported during this period were bone-in, which has led to a growth in volume of 4.81% and a 12.17% growth in value.

Boneless ham rose by 12.09% in volume and 16.13% in value, with the UK and China as the consumers with the highest prices for this presentation.

- Spanish Serrano Ham Consortium (Spain)