Following the upward trend of recent years, last year was once again a good year for European Union pork exports. There was an 18.8% increase over 2019, with a total of 5,428,747 t exported (not yet considering the United Kingdom as a destination for EU exports).
![Evolution of European exports of pork products to their principal destinations (2016-2020).](https://www.pig333.com/3tres3_common/art/pig333/17163/evolution-of-european-exports-of-pork-products-to-their-major-destinations-2016-2020_177098.png?w=820&q=1&ts=1653979446)
Evolution of European exports of pork products to their principal destinations (2016-2020).
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China, which now accounts for 61.1% of total EU exports (+10% over 2019), increased its imports of European pork by 45.2% over the previous year, reaching 3,346,588 t, followed by Japan (359,943 t), Hong Kong (283,633 t), South Korea (195,066 t) and the Philippines 152,855 t).
![Top destinations for European pork in 2020](https://www.pig333.com/3tres3_common/art/pig333/17163/top-destinations-for-european-pork-in-2020_177099.jpg?w=820&q=1&ts=1653979446)
Top destinations for European pork in 2020
February 23, 2021/ 333 Staff with data from DG Agri.