During the first nine months of 2018, the European pork exports have increased slightly with respect to the same period in 2017 (+0.8%), reaching 2,894,726 exported tonnes.
The main destination, with 24.6% of the total share, is China, that has received 1,001,337 tonnes, followed by Japan (342,000 tonnes), South Korea (246,444 tonnes), The Philippines (217,163 tonnes) and Hong Kong (178,204 tonnes).
We must highlight the rise in exports to Vietnam that, with 58,883 tonnes, have grown by 66% with respect to the same period in 2017.
Thursday, November 22nd, 2018/ DG Agriculture/ European Union.
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