On the 29th and 30th of August, Belgian Meat Office organized its 13th edition of the Round Table: a pr-event attended by 20 journalists from the European meat trade press. 

In 2017 Belgium exported 202,494 tonnes of beef or 10.3% more than in 2016. Also in the long term beef exports are rising: for the last 5 year the compound annual growth rate amounted to 6.8%. The vast majority of Belgian beef, namely 90%, goes to countries within the European Union. Exports within the Union rose by 8.6%, those to third countries by 27.5%.

In 2017, Belgium exported a total of 797,017 tonnes of pork. This is 3.9% less than in 2016. In the long term (compared to 5 and 10 years ago) exports remained stable. The vast majority of Belgian pork, 89%, goes to countries within the European Union.