The Spanish cured ham sector exported 57,027 tons in 2022
For its part, the average price of a kilo of ham has increased by 5.33% during this period, standing at 10.40 euros compared to 2021, when it was 9.87 euros/kg. In the European Union, it stood at 9.39 euros compared to 12.83 euros in non EU countries, entailing an increase of 5.18% and 2.44%, respectively.
In overall figures, the European Union imported a total of 40,312.01 tons, increasing by 2.31%, while third countries registered a volume of 16,714.78, with 18.50% more. Thus, during the year 2022, the European Union accounted for 70.7% of the exports of cured ham, while 29.3% corresponded to non EU countries.
Within the European Union, the main reference markets for cured ham have continued to be countries such as France, which has seen the value of its exports increase by 9.64%, followed by Germany , which has decreased in exports by a 3.85%, following the recessive trend of the previous year. However, both markets continue to show marked stability by continuing to account for 50% of the total exports of this product.
Thus, the European countries that have risen the most in terms of the value of their exports over the last year have been Austria, by 26.33%; Portugal, at 25.68%; and Sweden, by 11.74%. The Swedish country also continues to stand out as the European Union market with the highest price, with €13.35/kg, entailing an adjustment of 3.07%, followed by Denmark, with €11.92/kg . Regarding Sweden, it should be noted that the average price in this market is 17.39% higher than the European Union average, due to the high margins applied by importers and distributors.
On the other hand, the non EU countries that have reflected the most notable growth in terms of value have been Japan, at 143.52%; China by 30.77% and Mexico by 28.45%. China, for its part, ranks as the market with the most attractive prices with €16.64/kg, despite having decreased by 0.91%, followed by the United Kingdom, a destination with increasingly high growth expectations. In addition to this, the price of this market is the second highest in the world after China, which has led to its stabilization in 2022 at €14.71/kg .On the other hand, it should be noted that Australia has experienced the largest increase in terms of average price in 2022, going from €9.30 to €10.47/kg and, therefore, increasing by 12.51% in relation to the previous year.
Regarding formats, 19.77% of the pieces exported in this period correspond to the bone-in format, which has led to a growth in value of 4.96% and a decrease of 2.99% in terms of volume. Currently, Denmark and Belgium are the countries that have registered the greatest growth in terms regarding this format. China, however, stands as the market that is importing the most bone-in ham in proportion, grouping 58.43% of exports in this format. Finally, boneless ham rose 9.59% in volume and 14.27% in value, placing Australia and Denmark as the consumers with the greatest increase in relation to this format.
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