HC Deb 08 January 2002 vol 377 cc750-7W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the food imports from each European Union country over the last 12 months, broken down by product. [23712]

Mr. Morley

The table shows the value of food, feed and drink imports from each of the European Union countries, over the most recent 12 months for which data are available, broken down by product.

UK Imports of food, feed and drink from EC countries: October 2000–September 20011
£ million
Product group/type France Netherlands Irish Republic Germany Spain Italy Denmark
Whisky 1 2 10 0 0 0 0
Wine 613 8 1 81 135 187 2
Total 822 103 158 163 153 291 8
Cereals and Cereal Preparations
Barley, unmilled 0 0 4 0 0 0 1
Bread, crispbreads, savoury biscuits 52 41 76 54 6 22 20
Cereal, milled 12 1 2 1 0 2 0
Cereal, rolled or flaked 21 12 1 14 4 0 1
Mixes and doughs for baking 7 6 5 4 0 0 4
Other cereal (including maize), unmilled 103 4 2 4 0 0 0
Pasta uncooked 0 2 1 1 0 53 0
Rice 8 21 1 4 14 21 0
Sweet biscuits 34 19 20 25 6 21 2
Wheat, unmilled 28 4 4 10 0 5 5
Total 267 110 116 116 31 126 32
Coffee, Tea, Cocoa and Spices
Chocolate 43 53 108 54 2 7 3
Cocoa 10 47 0 4 1 0 1
Coffee 15 18 3 68 5 7 3
Spices 3 7 1 4 4 0 0
Tea 2 1 1 3 0 0 0
Total 73 127 113 132 11 15 7
Dairy Products and Birds Eggs
Butter 9 4 46 3 0 0 110
Cheese 101 31 190 55 6 56 70
Condensed milk 0 1 0 7 0 0 0
Eggs and egg products 12 14 3 9 1 2 2
Ice cream 52 3 5 11 8 5 0
Milk and cream 6 1 18 7 0 1 5
Milk powder 5 13 15 6 0 0 0
Other milk products 7 7 10 15 0 0 2
Yogurt 14 0 4 27 2 0 3
Total 206 74 290 141 17 65 191
Feedingstuffs for Animals
Dog or cat food for retail 42 26 23 20 4 1 5
Flours, meals and pellets of meat, offal or fish 1 3 6 9 0 0 3
Oil cake 4 53 3 17 0 0 0
Other animal feedingstuffs 7 23 15 10 1 1 1
Total 54 105 46 56 6 2 8
Fish and Fish Preparations
Crustaceans 15 7 10 6 3 1 28
Fish and crustaceans prepared or preserved 6 13 4 12 17 1 17
Fish fresh or chilled 10 3 17 0 0 0 17
Fish frozen 3 15 2 27 7 0 55
Fish live 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 35 39 33 45 29 2 116
Meat and Meat Preparations
Bacon and ham 30 232 14 8 1 13 230
Beef and veal 5 25 157 10 2 6 5
Beef products (inc. corned beef) 4 3 46 4 0 0 2
Edible offal and other meat 3 4 4 2 0 0 6
Lamb and mutton 3 2 5 1 3 0 0
Other meat products 35 57 94 11 1 8 48
Pork 33 42 31 29 6 1 149
Poultrymeat (inc. poultry offal) 93 270 21 44 16 13 26
Sausages and related products 13 15 6 29 3 16 7
Total 219 651 376 138 31 57 473
Miscellaneous Edible Products
Infant food for retail 7 3 66 5 1 0 0
Margarine 0 12 15 1 0 3 1
Other food products and preparations 55 42 137 56 5 18 11
Pasta, cooked or stuffed 4 1 3 5 0 25 0
UK Imports of food, feed and drink from EC countries: October 2000-September 20011
£ million
Product group/type France Netherlands Irish Republic Germany Spain Italy Denmark
Sauces, condiments, seasonings 15 71 9 17 4 30 0
Total 82 129 231 85 11 75 13
Oil Seeds and Oleaginous Fruits
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits 27 8 3 35 0 1 3
Total 27 8 3 35 0 1 3
Oils and Fats
Animal oils and fats, not chemically modified 4 8 4 5 0 2 9
Processed fats and waxes 3 13 1 23 1 2 8
Vegetable oils and fats, soft, crude, refined or fraction 36 122 2 10 24 23 2
Total 44 143 6 38 25 27 19
Sugars, Sugar Preparations and Honey
Honey 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
Molasses 0 17 1 1 0 1 0
Other beet or cane sugar 21 4 23 5 0 0 1
Other sugars 28 13 0 6 0 1 0
Raw beet or cane sugar 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sugar confectionery 16 18 14 25 32 5 1
Total 69 54 39 39 32 7 3
Vegetables and Fruit
Apples, fresh 85 11 1 2 2 11 0
Apricots, cherries, peaches, plums and sloes (fresh) 15 1 1 1 38 32 0
Bananas 29 14 7 1 0 0 0
Grapes, fresh or dried 6 9 1 2 23 8 0
Jams 17 16 2 29 20 24 12
Juice 47 58 18 45 9 10 1
Lemons and Limes 1 1 0 0 16 1 0
Lettuce and chicory, fresh or chilled 16 7 0 0 73 6 0
Mushrooms and truffles, fresh or chilled 4 25 79 0 0 0 0
Nuts 1 2 0 14 3 6 0
Oranges and Mandarins etc. 1 6 0 3 98 1 0
Other citrus fruit 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Other fruit 29 24 0 8 65 15 0
Other vegetables, fresh or chilled 55 142 7 5 188 17 1
Other vegetables, prepared or preserved 36 23 2 13 12 33 1
Pears and quinces fresh 2 25 0 0 2 6 0
Potato products 5 105 4 10 0 3 4
Potatoes, fresh or chilled (inc. seed) 21 19 2 3 10 5 0
Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 3 79 0 1 144 4 0
Tomatoes, prepared or preserved 1 0 0 3 6 82 0
Vegetable, frozen or provisionally prepared 16 38 9 3 16 1 1
Total 392 606 134 145 726 266 20
Total Food, Feed and Drink 2,287 2,148 1,546 1,133 1,072 934 894
£ million
Product group/type Belgium Greece Portugal Austria Sweden Finland Luxembourg
Beverages
Beer 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cider and other fermented beverages 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mineral water 18 0 0 55 1 0 0
Other spirits 2 0 0 0 4 0 0
Whisky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wine 5 2 39 0 0 0 0
Total 39 2 40 56 5 0 0
Cereals and Cereal Preparations
Barley, unmilled 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bread, crispbreads, savoury biscuits 56 0 1 0 5 3 0
Cereal, milled 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cereal, rolled or flaked 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mixes and doughs for baking 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
Other cereal (including maize), unmilled 13 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pasta uncooked 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rice 5 1 0 0 0 0 0

£ million
Product group/type Belgium Greece Portugal Austria Sweden Finland Luxembourg
Sweet biscuits 17 0 0 4 0 0 0
Wheat, unmilled 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 109 22 2 4 9 4 0
Coffee, Tea, Cocoa and Spices
Chocolate 57 0 0 0 4 0 0
Cocoa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coffee 8 0 0 1 0 0 0
Spices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 68 0 0 2 4 0 0
Dairy Products and Birds Eggs
Butter 5 0 0 1 0 0 0
Cheese 62 6 0 5 0 0 0
Condensed milk 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eggs and egg products 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice cream 6 1 0 0 1 0 0
Milk and cream 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Milk powder 2 0 0 0 4 0 0
Other milk products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yogurt 8 6 0 0 0 0 0
Total 94 12 0 6 6 1 0
Feedingstuffs for Animals
Dog or cat food for retail 29 1 2 9 0 0 0
Flours, meals and pellets of meat, offal or fish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oil cake 9 0 2 0 0 0 0
Other animal feedingstuffs 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 45 1 4 9 0 0 0
Fish and Fish Preparations
Crustaceans 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fish and crustaceans prepared or preserved 0 0 7 0 1 0 0
Fish fresh or chilled 0 5 0 0 11 0 0
Fish frozen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Fish live 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 10 5 9 0 12 0 0
Meat and Meat Preparations
Bacon and ham 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beef and veal 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
Beef products (inc. corned beef) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edible offal and other meat 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Lamb and mutton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other meat products 26 0 0 0 2 0 0
Pork 19 0 1 0 1 0 0
Poultrymeat (inc. poultry offal) 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sausages and related products 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 78 1 1 1 4 0 0
Miscellaneous Edible Products
Infant food for retail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Margarine 8 0 0 0 0 3 0
Other food products and preparations 21 1 0 1 2 0 0
Pasta, cooked or stuffed 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sauces, condiments, seasonings 14 1 4 0 2 0 0
Total 45 1 4 1 5 3 0
Oil Seeds and Oleaginous Fruits
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oils and Fats
Animal oils and fats, not chemically modified 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Processed fats and waxes 5 0 0 0 1 7 0
Vegetable oils and fats, soft, crude, refined or fraction 14 4 0 0 2 0 0
Total 22 4 0 0 3 7 0

£ million
Product group/type Belgium Greece Portugal Austria Sweden Finland Luxembourg
Sugars, Sugar Preparations and Honey
Honey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Molasses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other beet or cane sugar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other sugars 12 0 0 0 0 2 0
Raw beet or cane sugar 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sugar confectionery 16 1 0 0 2 1 0
Total 33 1 0 0 2 3 0
Vegetables and Fruit
Apples, fresh 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Apricots, cherries, peaches, plums and sloes (fresh) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Bananas 32 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grapes, fresh or dried 1 43 0 0 0 0 0
Jams 10 14 1 0 0 0 0
Juice 17 0 1 14 0 0 0
Lemons and Limes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lettuce and chicory, fresh or chilled 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Mushrooms and truffles, fresh or chilled 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oranges and Mandarins etc. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Other citrus fruit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other fruit 11 1 1 0 0 0 0
Other vegetables, fresh or chilled 7 1 6 0 0 0 0
Other vegetables, prepared or preserved 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Pears and quinces fresh 8 0 4 0 0 0 0
Potato products 25 0 0 0 0 0 0
Potatoes, fresh or chilled (inc. seed) 10 0 3 2 0 0 0
Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 6 0 2 0 0 0 0
Tomatoes, prepared or preserved 0 15 18 0 0 0 0
Vegetable, frozen or provisionally prepared 44 0 2 1 0 0 0
Total 183 84 41 20 1 0 0
Total Food, Feed and Drink 730 116 100 99 51 19 0
1 2000–01 EU data are provisional and subject to amendment

Source:

HM Customs and Excise: Data prepared by Statistics (Commodities and Food) Accounts and Trade, ESD, DEFR