In the first 7 months of 2017, the share of Japan in EU exports was 12 % compared to China´s 36 %. However, in the same period, EU exports to Japan increased by 6 % while China´s fell by 33 %. The EU is already the largest supplier of pork products to Japan (36 % market share in the first 7 months of 2017), followed by the US (29 %) and Canada (23 %). This position should be strengthened once the recently agreed Economic Partnership Agreement is implemented, as tariffs will be significantly reduced.
![EU pork exports to Japan (1000 t, meat in carcass weight, offal in product weight). Source: DG Agriculture and Rural Development, based on Eurostat.](https://www.pig333.com/3tres3_common/art/pig333/12986/ue-pigmeat-and-offal-exports-to-japan_123899.jpg?w=820&q=1&ts=1653979446)
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Japan imports mostly pigmeat unlike China where imports of offal are historically larger. However, EU offal exports to Japan have risen more significantly than those of pigmeat: in 2016, offal shipments increased by 44 %, and in the first 7 months of 2017 they increased by 82 % compared to 2016.
Thursday October 5, 2017/ DG Agriculture/ European Union.
https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture