The Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) quoted data from the General Department of Customs as saying that in the first 11 months of 2022, Vietnam imported 614.76 thousand tons of meat and meat products, worth 1.35 billion USD, down. 8.6% in volume, but up 4.8% in value over the same period in 2021.

Meat and meat products are imported from 55 markets around the world. In which, India, the United States, Brazil, Korea and Russia are the 5 largest markets supplying meat and meat products to Vietnam.

Imported pork

In the first 11 months of 2022, India is the largest market supplying meat and meat products to Vietnam with 141.88 thousand tons, worth 455.01 million USD, up 48.4% in volume and 48.5% in volume. 7% in value over the same period in 2021.

The categories of imported meat in the 11 months of 2022 mainly include: meat and edible offal, of poultry of heading 01.05, fresh chilled or frozen (mainly frozen chicken thighs, fresh chicken meat). Frozen…); Fresh frozen buffalo meat; Fresh chilled or frozen pork; Edible slaughter by-products of live chilled or frozen pigs, buffaloes and cows; Fresh beef chilled or frozen…

In which, the amount of poultry and pork meat decreased; Import of beef and buffalo meat increased over the same period in 2021.

Recently, pork imports have continuously decreased compared to the same period in 2021 due to low demand. In the 11 months of 2022, Vietnam imported 100.52 thousand tons of pork (HS 0203), worth USD 214.85 million, down 32.4% in volume and 37.4% in value over the same period last year. year 2021.

Pork is imported from 31 markets around the world. In which, Brazil, Russia, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands are the 5 largest markets supplying pork to Vietnam. Except for Brazil, pork imports from these markets all decreased compared to the same period in 2021.

In the first 11 months of 2022, Brazil is the largest market supplying pork to Vietnam with 37.61 thousand tons, worth 82.57 million USD, up 26% in volume and 15.7% in value compared to same period in 2021.