# Pork: Movement

Why Europe, not China, is the world's biggest pork exporter

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/pork/movement/

Why Europe, not China, is the world's biggest pork exporter What this tab covers How it flows between countries: the largest bilateral trade routes drawn on a world map, 2024 UN Comtrade export and import values with the top exporters and importers by share, plus shipping routes, chokepoints and trade restrictions.

Comtrade records $36.3 billion of pig meat exports (HS 0203) in 2024. The United States (18.0%) and Spain (17.5%) lead, followed by Germany, Canada, Brazil and Denmark, so the EU as a bloc is the largest supplier. Imports are less concentrated: Japan takes 12.3%, Mexico 9.4%, Italy 8.9%, and China and South Korea 6.0% each. China, the swing buyer when its herd collapsed after 2018, now takes a modest share. One swine fever case can shut an exporter out of key markets overnight, and trade disputes bring tariffs too.

#### Where it is exported from and imported to, 2024

Chart: World map of the largest trade flows
 Exporter (size = share of world exports) Importer (share of world imports) Shipping chokepoint UN Comtrade 2024. Bubbles: shares of reported world exports and imports for the main traded form. Country-to-country route lines are not available for this commodity yet. Hover a circle for values.

#### Pork · HS 0203
 World exports 2024 $36.3 bn sum of 40 reporting countries World imports 2024 $34.7 bn sum of 40 reporting countries Top exporters, share of value United States 18% Spain 17.5% Germany 11.2% Canada 8.8% Brazil 7.8% Denmark 7.6% Top importers, share of value Japan 12.3% Mexico 9.4% Italy 8.9% China 6% South Korea 6% Poland 5.6% UN Comtrade, reporter declarations to the world, US$. Exports and imports are reported separately, so totals differ. Re-exporting hubs (Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, UAE) can appear large.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/pork/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/pork/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/pork/correlation/index.md)
- [Extraction](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/pork/extraction/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/pork/production/index.md)
- [Stocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/pork/stocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/pork/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/pork/trading/index.md)
- [Criticality](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/pork/criticality/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/pork/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/pork/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/pork/links/index.md)