HC Deb 16 July 1981 vol 8 cc462-3W
Mr. Strang

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what quantity of frozen chickens and turkeys, originating in France, have been exported to the United Kingdom each year over the past five years (i) in volum, (ii) in value and (iii) as a percentage of the United Kingdom market.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

The United Kingdom import statistics do not separately identify the frozen products. The following table therefore covers imports from France of fresh, chilled, frozen, prepared or preserved chicken and turkey:

Imports from France 1976–80
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Chicken
Volume (tonnes) 0.1 5.8 12.5 396.9 636.7
Value (£) 301 11,951 23,720 314,288 645,026
Imports in volume terms as percentage of United Kingdom chicken market — — — 0.06 0.10
Turkey
Volume (tonnes) 73.4 181.5 404.3 742.3 5,167.7
Value (£) 137,375 349,214 785,601 1,472,922 7,074,620
Imports in volume terms as percentage of United Kingdom turkey market 0.08 0.19 0.43 0.65 3.99
Other poultrymeat imports which may include but do not separately identify chicken and turkey
Volume (tonnes) 129.3 367.8 319.0 501.0 1,375.3
Value (£) 187,926 615,189 631,743 762,438 2,724,942

Sources: HM Customs and Excise

MAFF Survey

Notes: (i) The United Kingdom market has been taken to mean United Kingdom production plus imports and minus exports.

(ii) —=negligible