Page 5 of articles about exports

Below is the list of the top 10 global exporters of agri-food products in 2023.

Pig exports (for finishing and slaughter) increased by 19.5% in the first quarter of 2024, from 146,624 head in 2023 to 175,140 in 2024.

About 564,000 ha more than expected were sown, resulting in a record corn planting in the core region. Production could have reached 17 Mt, but leafhoppers got in the way.

The import of pigs for slaughter increased by 9.6% and meat and meat product imports increased by 3.9% in the first quarter of 2024.

The Vietnamese authorities have given the go-ahead for UK pork exports to commence.

There was a 1.8% increase in the total number of pigs slaughtered (+17,272 head), from 944,829 pigs slaughtered in the first quarter of 2023 to 962,101 head in 2024.

Overall, both imports and exports are stable compared with last year.

Russia exported a record volume of meat products in 2023. The figure is expected to increase by another 10% in 2024.

Argentina has agreed to export pork to Uruguay for the first time, opening a new market for local production.

The Ministry of Agriculture signs an agreement with the interprofessional organizations Interovic, Interporc, and Provacuno to promote the excellence and diversity of the Spanish meat sector in the international market.

New Autonomous Trade Measures will be in effect until June 5, 2025.

Spanish exports of pork products in Q1 2024 decreased by 11% compared to the same period of the previous year.

The average price per ton of imported product was 1.4% higher than the average in the first quarter of 2023.

In the first quarter, Korea surpassed Canada as the fourth-largest export destination for U.S. pork.

EU farmers will benefit from the elimination of tariffs on key EU exports such as pig meat.