HC Deb 18 December 1996 vol 287 cc653-5W
Mr. Caborn

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much UK beef was exported to

Beef exports to South Africa 1991–95
1991 1992 1993 11994 11995
(a) Frozen beef tonnes 1,722 755 3,123 10,263 27,011
value (£'000s) 1,617 787 3,929 9,364 23,744
(b) + (c) Fresh and chiled beef2 tonnes 0 21 47 61 46
value (£'000s) 0 28 27 75 90
(d) Beef prepared and preserved tonnes 0 0 1 0 0
value (£000s) 0 0 3 0 0
Total Volume tonnes 1,722 776 3,171 10,324 27,057
Total Value value (£'000s) 1,617 815 3,960 9,439 23,834
1 Date provisional and subject to amendment.
2 Exports of fresh and chilled beef are not separately available.

Beef exports to South Africa 1996
January1 February1 March1 1996 Total1
(a) Frozen beef tonnes 879 2,212 1,893 4,985
value (£000s) 965 1,883 1,513 4,361
(b) + (c) Fresh and chilled beef2 tonnes 0 0 0 0
value (£000s) 0 0 0 0
(d) Beef prepared and preserved tonnes 0 0 0 0
value (£000s) 0 0 0 0
Total Volume tonnes 879 2,212 1,893 4,985
Total Value value (£000s) 965 1,883 1,513 4,361
1 Data provisional and subject to amendment.
2 Exports of fresh and chilled beef are not separately available.

Mr. Caborn

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the level of the EC export refund given on beef exports to South Africa currently; and what it was in each of the years 1991 to 1995. [9226]

Mr. Baldry

There are 92 separate rates of export refund covering the export of beef and beef products from the EC to South Africa. However, when beef was exported from the UK to South Africa it tended to be in two categories: fresh chilled boneless cuts from the hindquarters of adult male bovines—special export refund beef; and other fresh chilled or frozen boneless cuts. These are set out with their current rate of export refundSER beef: 274 ECU/100 kg Other fresh chilled or frozen boneless cuts: 145.5 ECU/100 kg.

During the years 1991 to 1995 different rates applied at different times. A list of these is in the table, together with the agricultural conversion—green—rates which convert these into sterling.

South Africa in each of the years 1991 to 1995 and for each month in 1996 until the imposition of the EU export ban; and how much of this in each period was (a) frozen, (b) chilled, (c) fresh and (d) preserved or prepared. [9225]

Mrs. Browning

It is not possible separately to identify exports of beef of UK origin from those of non-UK origin. However, exports of beef from the UK to South Africa, as recorded in the overseas trade statistics, were as follows:

ECU/100 kg
Date Special export refund Other fresh/chilled and frozen
16 July 1991 312.00 165.00
31 July 1993 296.00 157.00
27 November 1993 281.50 149.00
29 January 1994 267.50 141.50
4 August 1994 267.50 141.50
26 November 1994 254.00 134.50
1 February 1995 306.71 162.41
17 February 1995 306.50 162.50
21 September 1995 296.00 157.00
14 October 1995 281.00 149.00
11 November 1995 267.00 141.50
18 November 1995 200.00 106.00
13 December 1995 227.00 120.50
11 February 1996 244.00 129.50
1 May 1996 274.00 145.50

Green rate
Ref wef date Value
14 May 1990 0.795232
17 June 1991 0.795423
17 September 1992 0.808227
22 September 1992 0.818896
19 November 1992 0.880533
26 November 1992 0.897525
1 January 1993 0.939052
1 February 1993 0.951031
3 February 1993 0.968391
1 March 1993 0.980715
11 April 1993 0.978559
21 April 1993 0.970726
27 April 1993 0.964017
28 May 1993 0.959111
1 July 1993 0.948645
21 July 1993 0.937041
24 July 1993 0.930787
1 August 1993 0.920969
1 July 1994 0.932453
14 July 1994 0.946550
21 August 1994 0.953575
11 September 1994 0.953575
1 February 1995 0.789704
17 February 1995 0.799794
21 February 1995 0.805837
6 March 1995 0.807419
16 March 1995 0.821220
26 March 1995 0.829882
15 April 1995 0.833125
25 April 1995 0.836385
15 May 1995 0.840997
4 July 1995 0.843954
18 November 1995 0.854276
21 November 1995 0.856563
17 June 1996 0.833821
1 November 1996 0.809915

Mr. Caborn

To ask the Minster of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the quantity of beef exports to South Africa which has been re-exported to the EU from(a) Botswana, (b) Namibia, (c) Swaziland or (d) Lesotho since 1991. [9227]

Mr. Baldry

The information requested is not available.

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