SECTORThe Spanish market of processed meat arrived during 2014 to 1,030,000 tons and, every time, finds its greater dynamism in the international trade. Our country appears as the fourth European producer of processed meat, behind Germany, France and Italy. By products, the volume of cooked meats and in value the cured hams and sausages (white […]
SECTORDuring 2014 the market for cured hams and sausages has begun to be clarified after overcoming the problems of over-supply recorded by the Iberians. Sales abroad continue to record positive figures and appear to have opened up good prospects for the future. Sales in the free service of hams and cured shoulders reached during 2014 […]
EQUINE (HORSE)In Spain there are also other minority livestock productions that are increasingly accepted by consumers. One of them is equine meat, whose production soared in the years of the economic crisis, although in 2013 the supply was significantly reduced and the same happened in 2014. The production of this type of meat reached in […]
In total, production exceeded 64,300 tonnes, 28% of which were produced in Catalonia and 22% in Galicia, which are the two regions that lead production in this sector. However, if we consider where the farms are, Castilla y León occupies the second place in the national ranking. The Spanish census of 2014 (heads with high […]
The value generated by the poultry meat sector in 2014 amounted to 2,475.5 million euros at basic prices. Total production of poultry meat (chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc.) was estimated at 1.48 million tonnes. The bulk of the poultry meat production was broilers (1.234 million tonnes, 10% more than in 2013) and far away was turkey […]
The value of sheep-goat production amounted to 845.8 million euros in 2014. The sheep herd remained practically stable from 1992 to 2000 and as of this date, with the reform of the CAP, the trend was reversed and the hut began to gradually decline. By the end of 2014 there were about 16.5 million heads. […]
In 2014, the Spanish beef sector accounted for 15% of Final Livestock Production and 5.7% of Final Agricultural Production. Beef production would occupy third place in volume (after poultry), with 10% of national meat production, although in this species Spain is further away from the leading positions in world production, led by the United States […]
The pig sector is the main cattle one in Spain. Pig production is the first Spanish meat industry, and represents more than 80% of the meats of ungulates produced in our country. The pig sector accounted for 36.8% of Final Livestock Production and 14% of Final Agricultural Production. Expressed in current euros, the value reached by […]
Exports have been one of the fundamental elements that explain the transformation experienced by the Spanish meat sector. 25 years ago, sales abroad were practically non-existent, while today meat products exports are the most important in the Spanish agri-food industry.During 2014, 1.7 million tons of meat products were exported, worth 4,467 million euros. These figures […]
During the last years is getting importance the activity of the slaugther network in Mercabarna, Mercamurcia, Mercavalencia and Mercazaragoza, the Meat Markets located in Mercamadrid and Mercalaspalmas and the meat industries in the Complementary Activity Zones are becoming increasingly important in Mercalicante, Mercacórdoba, Mercajerez, Mercamálaga, Mercaleón, Mercapalma and Mercasevilla. The value of the marketing of […]