EU pork exports at record levels - rescue in a critical location After the painful failure of Russia imports you be good for massively increasing outlets to China and other South East Asian countries of the EU maximum. The missing import of Russia has a paragraph hole from about 750,000 t based on an entire year torn. Alone in the first 4 months of the year 2016 the third country exports of the EU by 35% or approximately 300,000 t have risen. Spain was the largest share for themselves with an increase posted by 63%. Germany increases its exports to 38%. But the other EU countries export vigorously made to, unless they have sufficient export volumes. With an increase of China's imports were 94% rd. the major driving forces at the recent pork trade. In the first four months, the Chinese of rd 570,000 t purchased pork from the EU. If one adds Hong Kong's imports of just under 120,000 tonnes, then approximately half of all EU is flowed exports into China. The cause of this development is the decline in the equity production in the Middle Kingdom. As a result a high-price policy for grain feed costs for Chinese pork producers were so high that the pork production was uneconomical almost 2 years ago. Almost 20% of the sows were slaughtered. Today, the pigs for fattening are missing. Despite all efforts the need gap must be closed with piglet productivity and increased slaughter weights continued stable demand by increasing imports. According to the assessments of experts for the Chinese pork market it still anticipates a supply deficit until the year 2017 in. It's not just about the mere reconstruction of the sow housing, but also to increasing a structural change from a reduced backyard stance to commercially-operated forms of pork production. And last but not least, China sets value on environmental protection in a densely populated country, whose Einwohner must eat from 800 square metres of agricultural space. Export markets for pork such as United States, Canada and Brazil have been limited during the China business. In the case of the United States, a rising domestic demand and a strong dollar exchange rate are the major obstacles, the limit the US export potential. In other cases, even health concerns of the Chinese against the imports play a role. You you currently after the barbecue in the autumn / winter period Growing U.S. herds could lead to falling U.S. prices, which may undermine the courses of the EU. Given the tight competition between the two export areas, each around 30% of global pork trade operated, the quotes are advised in this country once again under pressure. May help an expected decline in pork production in the EU in the last part of the year, prices to keep stable at a tolerable level.
