Who will win in the export sales to the worldwide Pork trade? The global pork trade is comparatively well manageable with approximately 7 million tonnes or about 6% of the world production of pork. 4 larger providers are available on the export side. The EU denies with approximately 2.8 million tonnes (carcass weight) the largest share, followed by the United States with approximately 2.3 million tons. The Canadians bring to 1.25 million tonnes and Brazil reached 0.6 million tons. China on the import side is since recently with expected 1.85 million t. SG. Followed by Japan with 1.3 million Mexico t. increasingly moves into the front ranks with 1.1 million tonnes in the year 2016. By far, South Korea then follows with 0.6 million tonnes and Hong Kong with 0.4 million tonnes. Since the import embargo, you will find Russia in the category between 0.3 to 0.4 million tonnes. In peak times imported Russia 1 million tonnes of pork per year. The latest development in China with its doubled Import demand within a short time and others raises the question, who will be in the longer term the suppliers. In the previous phase of 2016 , the EU Member States have the vast majority of of the Chinese import growth can co-opt. The increase for the EU amounted to more than 60% and has the import failure of Russia's more than compensated. The EU provides more than 2 million tons of pork to China and Hong Kong on a product weight basis. The EU had luck in disguise. Export failure had led too much by 2015 and beginning 2016 low domestic prices to Russia in the years. Furthermore noted very weak, the euro exchange rate compared to the dollar so that from it a competitive advantage against of the competition was created. However, the decisive advantage is the high offer potentialthat could quickly provide hardly a different exporter in the world. Other benefits are in the mode of production, to look for the hygiene and the high health status. The disadvantage of the long transport routes could be reduced this part. The second largest exporter the United States their sales to China/HK indeed increased, but not exceeding 0.65 million tonnes came out. Essential marketing difficulties for the United States are the widespread use of a growth promoter not approved in China and the high dollar exchange rate, which makes more expensive exports competitive. The other exporting countries have, while all of the Chinese import benefits, remain with their quantities but far behind the competition back. Also for 2017 is expected high import demand in China as in the past year with a largely similar. The main reason is that China pork production in multiple way structured tot. It should be for reasons of environmental protection an increasing paging of intensive pig farming in densely populated regions will be promoted. At the same time, new operational and corporate structures are required, which should replace the previous present production and marketing structures with modern closed cold chain logistics . This restructuring process takes time and substantial capital. Does not stop the rise in demand in the meantime. Still is a population growth, a rising comes an and higher demands on the eating behaviour of consumers demand more pork. With limited domestic production, import of pork will be the solution for the time being. Economic and increasingly also political reasons, that the EU will be involved also in the future significantly at the China deliveries.
