EU External Trade - Meat of bovine animals, frozen, Carcases and half-carcases

Extra-EU sourcing of Meat of bovine animals, frozen, Carcases and half-carcases is highly concentrated. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom captures 99.8% of imports (€471K), followed by 🇳🇿 New Zealand (0.2%). With an HHI of 9954, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The main extra-EU export markets for Meat of bovine animals, frozen, Carcases and half-carcases are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China. 🇺🇸 United States absorbs 33.0% of European exports (€1.9M).

Within the EU, 🇮🇹 Italy concentrates 75.6% of Meat of bovine animals, frozen, Carcases and half-carcases imports, well ahead of 🇮🇪 Ireland (23.5%). The top importing member states are 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇫🇷 France.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were falling sharply (-17.4%) while exports were surging (16.3%), signalling a structural market shift.