Schweine Cockpit, 20.12.2019

(AMI) - European pork exports to third countries continue to grow. From January to October 2019, total exports of pork including by-products and live animals increased by 17.4%. The expansion of African swine fever has led to massive production losses, particularly in China, which even extensive imports can only begin to cover. European pork exporting countries can benefit from this development. Spain in particular has recently expanded its deliveries significantly, but Germany also delivers more pork to the country. Nevertheless, the Federal Republic has now been displaced from first place among the European exporting nations. While exports of pork from the EU increased, the amount of pigs slaughtered in the European Union decreased in 2019. In the EU as a whole, the minus for the period from January to September 2019 was 1.4%. So far, have been around. 2 million fewer animals fed to meat production. At the same time, slightly larger quantities are currently reported from most countries.Nevertheless, the number of slaughters is expected to decrease by at least 1% by the end of the year. The slaughter developed very differently within the alliance. The most significant declines are currently in Belgium, Poland and Denmark, where 4 to 6% fewer animals are slaughtered. Poland and Belgium are struggling with the outbreaks of African swine fever, which affects their own production. The number of slaughter is also falling significantly in Germany. For some years now, the stocks have been shrinking, which has an increasing impact on the number of slaughter.