§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what tonnage of meat has been imported into the UK in each of the last five years from(a) Argentina, (b) Brazil, (c) Uruguay and (d) other South American nations. [133228]
§ Mr. BradshawThe following table shows the tonnage of meat and meat preparations, imported into the UK from South American nations, in each of the last five years (1998–2002).
Thousand tones Brazil Argentina Uruguay Chile Others 1998 58.0 10.9 13.9 2.0 0.0 1999 81.6 10.1 11.3 1.8 0.0 2000 97.7 10.5 9.6 2.5 0.0 2001 124.1 6.6 10.0 4.2 0.1 2001 132.3 24.7 16.6 3.0 0.0 Source:
HM Customs and Excise
Data prepared by Statistics (Commodities and Food) Consultancy
Trade and IT, ESD, DEFRA