Overall, the value of pork exports fell by an average -9.5% for all exporting countries since 2014 when pork shipments were valued at $31.4 billion. Year over year, total pork exports shrank in value by -5.5% from 2017 to 2018.
From a continental perspective, $18.9 billion or 66.3% of all pork exports originated from Europe. In second place were North American exporters at 26.6%. Accounting for smaller percentages were Latin America (5.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Asia (1.2%), Oceania (0.3%) then Africa (0.1%).
The 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 0203 for fresh, chilled or frozen swine meat.
Pork Exports by Country
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Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of pork during 2018.
United States: US$4.6 billion (16.2% of total pork exports)
Germany: $4.4 billion (15.5%)
Spain: $4 billion (14.2%)
Denmark: $2.6 billion (9.2%)
Canada: $2.4 billion (8.5%)
Netherlands: $2.1 billion (7.5%)
Belgium: $1.4 billion (4.8%)
Brazil: $1.1 billion (3.8%)
Poland: $1 billion (3.6%)
France: $891.5 million (3.1%)
Mexico: $536.5 million (1.9%)
Ireland: $505.7 million (1.8%)
Chile: $438 million (1.5%)
Austria: $392.5 million (1.4%)
United Kingdom: $389.4 million (1.4%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 94.3% of all pork exports in 2018 by value.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing pork exporters since 2014 were: Mexico (up 25%), Spain (up 21.8%), United Kingdom (up 13.1%) and Poland (up 11.6%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported pork sales were led by: Austria (down -29.8%), Brazil (down -25.9%), France (down -20.1%), Belgium (down -19%) and Denmark (down -18.8%).
