The only category that records a fall in imports is poultry and offal, while the biggest jump is in the import of processed products.
As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 10th of January, 2018, during the first nine months of last year, imports of all types of meat amounted to around 104,000 tons, which is an increase of 5 percent when compared to the same period of 2016.
The import of beef increased by 10 percent and pork by 8 percent according to Croatiastočar. In total, bovine meat was imported in the amount of 16,994 tons, of which 3,279 tons was frozen.
In the same first nine months of 2017, imports of pork increased by 5000 tons, meaning that the total import of pork amounted to a massive 66,981 tons. Chicken meat suffered a surprising decrease in imports, and data shows that 17,490 tons of poultry meat and offal arrived on the Croatian market, while at the same time in 2016, the import of poultry meat amounted to 18,794 tons. Overall, meat imports increased by as much as 11 percent, reaching about 18,000 tons, while imports of sausage products rose by 6 percent and cured meat products rose by 1 percent.
“The increased import of beef and pork is approximately the same as the smaller production of these types of meat in slaughterhouses in Croatia according to the data on slaughter and classification of beef and pork carcasses,” explains Branko Bobetić, director of the Croatiastočar umbrella association.
”The total value of imports of all types of meat amounted to about 261 million euros, which is an increase of 15 percent, and the value of exports of all types of meat is about 49 million euros, which is a decrease in exports by nine percent. The coverage of export by all types of meat is only 17 percent,” states Branko Bobetić.
When it comes to exports, data shows that the export value of meat products was around 44 million euros, an increase of 11 percent, while the value of imports amounted to about 48 million euros, an increase of 15 percent.
According to Croatiastočar data, imports of live animals in tons increased by 13 percent and the value increased by 28 percent when compared to the same period last year.
The value of imports of all types of animals in the first nine months of last year was around 63 million euros, which is an increase of 28 percent, and the value of exports amounted to about 42 million euros, an increase of 33 percent.
