Pigmeat

HC Deb 09 May 1977 vol 931 cc372-4W

Mr. Bulmer

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how the most recent figures available for the import of pigmeat compare with those for the previous year.

Mr. Bishop

A comparison of the figures for 1975 and 1976 is given below:

TABLE A
UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF PIGMEAT
cif value—£'000
						Pigmeat—Chilled or Frozen	Bacon, Ham and other dried, salted or smoked pigmeat	Canned Pigmeat Products	Total Products
						Quantity Tons	Value	Quantity Tons	Value	Quantity Tons	Value	Quantity Tons	Value
							£		£		£		£
1975	…	…	…	…	…	16,039	11,678	282,864	220,137	112,798	102,747	411,701	334,562
1976	…	…	…	…	…	12,027	9,250	265,064	227,819	124,867	126,876	401,958	363,945

Mr. Wigley

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish a table showing the volume and value of pigmeat imports for 1976 by country of origin.

TABLE B
UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS—PIGMEAT—1976—COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
cif value—£
			Pigmeat—Chilled or Frozen	Bacon, Ham and other dried, salted or smoked pigmeat	Canned Pigmeat Products	Total Products
			Quantity Tons	Value	Quantity Tons	Value	Quantity Tons	Value	Quantity Tons	Value
				£		£		£		£
Denmark	…	…	9,987	7,816,599	204,973	165,891,499	48,910	47,595,838	263,870	221,303,936
Netherlands	…	…	—	—	25,165	28,511,398	42,474	46,738,842	67,639	75,250,240
Irish Republic	…	…	1,131	935,246	13,790	12,540,882	2,114	2,544,969	17,035	16,021,097
Poland	…	…	—	—	16,394	16,722,478	5,747	6,547,554	22,141	23,270,032
Other Countries	…	…	909	498,413	4,742	4,152,159	25,622	23,449,151	31,273	28,099,723
Total All Countries	…	…	12,027	9,250,258	265,064	227,818,416	124,867	126,876,354	401,958	363,945,028

Mr. Bishop

Following is the information for the main categories of pigmeat and pigmeat products imported into the United Kingdom in 1976: