According to the European Commission’s latest agri-food trade monitoring report, EU pork exports were valued at €7.25 billion in the first seven months of 2025. This means their value declined by €930 million year on year.
Shipments to the United Kingdom — the largest external market for EU pork — fell by 8%.
Exports to Japan also declined. The European Commission links this, among other factors, to the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Spain in November 2025.
Between January and July, pork accounted for around 5% of the total value of EU agri-food exports.
Against the backdrop of lower exports, the EU’s trade surplus in the pork sector fell from €7.04 billion last year to €6.11 billion this year, a decline of €923 million. EU pork imports during the period amounted to €202 million.
Overall, EU agri-food exports between January and July 2026 fell by 1% to €138.7 billion, while imports declined by 4% to €108.6 billion.
PigUA.info, based on materials from thepigsite.com