In keeping with knowledge from the EU Pigmeat Commerce Knowledge, Spanish exports of pork and pork merchandise to international locations exterior the EU reached a complete quantity of 1,375,736 tons in carcass weight in 2024 (+0.25% in comparison with 2023), regardless of a slight drop in exports of frozen meat (-7.98%) which was offset by a notable 13% enhance within the export of offal.
Evolution of Spanish exports to 3rd international locations of frozen pork, offal, and complete (together with all pork merchandise). Supply: 333 based mostly on EU Pigmeat commerce knowledge.
Frozen pork, with 705,641 t, accounted for 51.3% of complete exports in 2024, whereas offal, with 430,078 t, represented a major 31.3% of the overall.
Distribution of Spanish pork exports to 3rd international locations by product sort in 2024. Supply: 333 based mostly on knowledge from EU Pigmeat Commerce Knowledge.
Asia continues to drive worldwide demand
China continues to be Spain’s essential buying and selling companion on this space, with 238,130 tons of frozen pork and 278,248 tons of offal imported from Spain in 2024. Japan (193,421 t), South Korea (78,588 t), and the Philippines (48,859 t) full the highest companions in frozen meat. Serbia ranks sixth after the UK and forward of Malaysia and Taiwan, with greater than 25,000 t of frozen pork imported from Spain.
As for offal, along with China, with 278,248 t, the Philippines (93,723 t), South Korea (11,548 t), and Mexico (8,674 t) stand out, which reveals an essential demand from markets with an extended custom of consumption of pork merchandise.
Primary locations of Spanish exports of frozen pork and offal to 3rd international locations in 2024. Supply: 333 based mostly on knowledge from EU Pigmeat Commerce Knowledge.
April 24, 2025/ 333 Workers with knowledge from EU Pigmeat Commerce Knowledge.
