Mexico opens its borders to the Spanish pork
The Spanish meat industry has valued the opening of the Mexican market to its production of pigmeat, as manifested from the Office of Export Meat Spain (OEEC). Spain thus becomes the first country in the European Union authorized to export pig meat to Mexico.
This achievement has materialized after long negotiation process conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) and the Ministry of Commerce with the health authorities of this country.
Mexico already receives processed meat products from Spain, the main non-EU market for Spanish export industries, with growth of 30% in the value of those in 2015 over the previous year. However, until now it had been closed to fresh pigmeat.
Capitalizing on a visit of inspection carried out last November to authorize new meat industry for Mexico, the MAGRAMA got that a group of Spanish slaughterhouses were also visited. After this visit, these facilities have been authorized to export beef to the Mexican market with the possibility to open new authorizations for Spanish companies that may be visited.
As a result of all these efforts, the meat industry welcomes this achievement of the Spanish Administration (MAGRAMA, Trade and Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in Mexico), as this country is emerging as one of the major importers of these meats for the next decade.
Figures of Spanish meat exports
The Spanish meat sector exported in 2015 a total of 1.95 million tons of meat and processed of all amounting to 4,844 million euros to worldwide markets products (+ 15.9% in volume and +8.4 % in value compared to 2014), with a positive trade balance of 450%, similar to the previous year (in 2010 the coverage rate was 229%, in 2011 rose 283% in 2012 was 345 % and in 2013 it was 356%). A fact that very few relevant economic sectors can present, and helps to alleviate the traditional trade deficit of our country.
Spain is already one of the top four exporters of pork with a foreign sales of 1.54 million tonnes, with Germany, the US and Denmark.
1,254,370 tonnes were exported only in pork, worth 2,704 million euros, representing 16.5% growth in volume and 6.1% in value. In addition, a year must register more sustained growth in offal, 300,000 tons, worth 304 million euros (+ 5.0%), and also highly positive figures on manufactured products featuring mainly by 15.7% progression in hams and cured palettes.
35% of total exports of meat, offal and pork fat were to third countries, namely 543,652 tonnes (up 27%), amounting to EUR 998 million (+ 22%). And what is more favorable for the pig sector, which since 2010 has accumulated an increase of 204% in volume and 272% in value.
The Office of Export Meat Spain (OEEC), integrated CONFECARNE, aims to boost Spanish meat exports, improve the international competitiveness of meat production in our country, streamline export procedures, advising companies meat in foreign trade and promote the image of the Spanish meat industry and its products. Another of its tasks is to foster a platform of constant collaboration with the Administration to try to optimize the administrative process necessary for exports and represent the sector before the Administration and promotion agencies.
Source: CONFECARNE
