Exports of live pigs and pork also increased
According to KSH data, Hungary’s live pig exports increased by 27.2 percent to 16.4 thousand tons in January-June 2024 compared to the January-June 2023 amount. The main partners were Romania, Austria, Slovakia and Albania.

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Imports of live pigs increased by 5.7 percent to 35.6 thousand tons, Slovakia, Croatia, Germany and the Czech Republic being the largest suppliers. The quantity of pork sold on the international market increased by 18 percent (83.5 thousand tons), and its value increased by 16.8 percent during the observed period. Most of the pork was shipped to Romania, Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria. The volume of pork imports increased by 9.2 percent (76.2 thousand tons) and the value by 13.1 percent in the first half of 2024. More than two-thirds of the pork came from Germany, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands. According to the data of AKI PÁIR, the producer price of domestically produced slaughter pigs without VAT and transport costs was 802 forints/kilogram of carcass hot weight in August 2024, a decrease of 13 percent compared to the average price a year earlier.
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