An AHDB-led commerce mission to Mexico and Colombia has gained additional perception into these markets and helped British exporters benefit from rising demand for pigmeat in Latin America.
Mexico is among the world’s greatest pork importers. Pork is the second most consumed meat within the nation and consumption is anticipated to develop. The Mexican market opened for British pork for the primary time a number of years in the past and, final yr, it opened additional to incorporate offals, with a possible estimated worth of £18 million over the primary 5 years of commerce.
AHDB’s commerce mission included collaborating in Expo Carnes y Lácteos in Monterrey, Mexico, the place they joined greater than 400 exhibitors on the occasion to showcase British produce and supply the possibility to pattern pork offal dishes ready by a chef on the stand. AHDB additionally took a bunch of exporters to fulfill with main provide chain stakeholders in Colombia.
Susana Morris, AHDB senior commerce growth supervisor, mentioned: “Mexico is already an essential marketplace for British pig meat exports, with nearly half of the pig meat consumed within the nation being imported. We anticipate additional alternatives for British pig meat exporters to maximise carcase worth and sit up for working with them to assist reap the advantages of buying and selling with Mexico.
“Expo Carnes y Lácteos is Mexico’s most essential exhibition for the trade. The exhibition attracts consumers not solely from Mexico however from different components of Latin America, illustrating the alternatives for UK pig meat exports within the wider area.
Colombia, the place the delegation additionally visited, is a internet importer of pig meat and a market the place home manufacturing provides round 75% of the consumption. Regardless of an anticipated improve in home manufacturing, it isn’t anticipated to maintain up with demand.
“Following some analysis AHDB carried out on Colombia, we recognized that it may additionally current alternatives for us to export product at a future date.
“As we have been already planning to participate in Expo Carnes y Lácteos in Mexico it was a great alternative whereas within the area for us to organise a commerce mission to Colombia to achieve additional perception into tendencies out there which our exporters may gain advantage from,” Ms Morris added.
Additional particulars about export alternatives for British pig meat exports to Mexico will be discovered within the AHDB evaluation Prospects for UK agri-food exports.
