§ Mr. HayesTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much milk was produced surplus to requirements by UK farmers; and how much milk was imported in each of the last 10 years. [128259]
§ Mr. BradshawIt is difficult to determine how much milk is produced that is "surplus to requirements". This will depend on whether one considers the requirements of UK processors and food manufacturers, both for products intended for domestic consumption or export, or the requirements of UK consumers. Nevertheless, I hope the data tabulated as follows on UK imports, exports, production, domestic use and self-sufficiency for the major milk products since 1991 gives an indication of the position.
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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 UK exports1 Unprocessed liquid milk2 72 70 92 133 191 178 Processed liquid milk3 3 3 3 4 5 5 Butter 39 51 52 53 53 51 Cheese 51 48 57 59 55 59 Cream 38 41 69 84 79 96 Condensed milk 47 57 50 52 65 58 Milk powder (full cream) 67 84 57 65 77 75 Skimmed milk powder 71 45 55 61 56 20 UK production1 Unprocessed liquid milk2 14,778 14,679 14,742 14,981 14,683 14,680 Processed liquid milk3 6,903 6,980 7,008 6,966 7,128 7,041 Butter 132 127 141 148 133 130 Cheese 309 332 338 341 362 377 Cream 254 240 255 274 281 281 Condensed milk 198 206 191 196 181 206 Milk powder (full cream) 79 84 71 83 90 83 Skimmed milk powder 143 106 132 142 117 108 UK domestic use (disappearances)1 Unprocessed liquid milk2 14,706 14,610 14,650 14,848 14,678 14,616 Processed liquid milk3 6,937 7,044 7,059 7,030 7,212 7,101 Butter 206 207 228 231 201 189 Cheese 458 512 466 500 522 557 Cream 22D i,202 187 194 207 191 Condensed milk 164 ,.'., 160 151 155 130 160 Milk powder (full cream) 14 7 19 26 20 19 Skimmed milk powder 86 91 88 89 82 75 UK self sufficiency4 Unprocessed liquid milk2 100 100 101 101 100 100 Processed liquid milk3 100 99 99 99 99 99 Butter 67 62 71 69 69 68 Cheese 69 64 72 69 70 68 Cream 116 119 136 142 136 148 Condensed milk 123 128 127 125 141 130 Milk powder (full cream)5 Skimmed milk powder6 179 121 148 152 157 107 924W925W
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 (provisional) UK imports1 Unprocessed liquid milk2 132 133 115 108 65 74 Processed liquid milk3 63 57 38 36 31 26 Butter 111 105 114 118 115 101 Cheese 240 257 277 255 273 267 Cream 11 11 8 10 18 12 Condensed milk 13 13 14 14 14 11 Milk powder (full cream) 10 10 10 11 8 10 Skimmed milk powder 13 11 14 13 23 14 UK exports1 Unprocessed liquid milk2 299 384 479 458 426 433 Processed liquid milk3 6 5 7 7 3 4 Butter 74 65 56 45 41 37 Cheese 53 55 62 58 68 77 Cream 92 101 96 82 84 95 Condensed milk 63 64 51 31 22 30 Milk powder (full cream) 106 106 92 102 86 113 Skimmed milk powder 45 34 60 112 30 23 UKproduction1 Unprocessed liquid milk2 14,848 14,640 15,020 14,496 14,715 14,906 Processed liquid milk3 6,949 6,939 7,056 6,969 6,961 6,956 Butter 139 137 141 132 126 141 Cheese 377 366 368 340 395 396 Cream 268 266 275 270 263 257 Condensed milk 214 192 177 162 161 149 Milk powder (full cream) 96 97 102 105 83 105 Skimmed milk powder 109 107 102 83 71 71
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 (provisional) UK domestic use (disappearances)1 Unprocessed liquid milk2 14,681 14,388 14,656 14,146 14,335 14,547 Processed liquid milk3 7,006 6,991 7,087 6,998 6,989 6,978 Butter 182 172 187 209 200 196 Cheese 561 577 583 536 596 584 Cream 187 176 188 198 197 174 Condensed milk 166 141 138 146 150 131 Milk powder (full cream) — 1 20 15 2 3 Skimmed milk powder 59 57 68 50 56 45 UK self sufficiency4 Unprocessed liquid milk2 101 102 102 102 103 102 Processed liquid milk3 99 99 100 100 100 100 Butter 79 78 71 64 63 64 Cheese 67 64 63 63 66 65 Cream 144 151 146 137 134 140 Condensed milk 130 136 127 111 105 114 Milk powder (full cream)5 Skimmed milk powder6 141 127 180 -527 111 115 1 Thousand tonnes except figures for liquid milk, which are expressed in million litres. 2 Unprocessed liquid milk is milk in its natural state prior to any form of separation or processing and may be destined for either the drinking or manufacture market. 3 Processed liquid milk is the product following separation and treatment suitable for the drinking milk market. 4 Production as percentage of total new supply. 5 As the UK only makes negligible use of full cream milk powders the self sufficiency calculation is meaningless. 6 Self sufficiency rate for 2000 is not representative of other years because of the sale of intervention stocks of skimmed milk powder. Source:
Agriculture in the United Kingdom (2002).