WARSAW: Analysis of trade figures shows little change in the volume of pork traded between the 28 EU Member States in 2015. The precise trend is unclear due to some inconsistencies between data from different countries.
Export figures show a 4 per cent rise in the amount traded, in line with the rise in production during the year, but import figures show a small fall. Either way, around 5.5 million tonnes of pork moved between EU countries during the year, nearly a quarter of total EU production (and roughly the same as the annual output of Germany, the EU’s largest pork producer).
Almost 90 per cent of shipments came from the seven largest exporters. Germany remained comfortably the leading seller to other Member States, as well as being the second largest importer. This confirms its central position in the EU pig market.
