§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much animal fodder has been imported into(a) the UK and (b) the EU from developing countries in each of the last three years for which information is available. [164222]
§ Alun MichaelThe following table shows imports into the UK and the EU of animal feeding stuffs from developing countries (as defined by the World Bank website) for 2000–02.
There are also imports of cereals from developing countries. However, with the data available, it is impossible to say what proportion of the cereals are for human consumption or to be used as animal feeding stuffs. Imports of cereals are excluded from the table for that reason.
UK and EU 15 imports of animal feeding stuffs from developing countries as classified by the World Bank 2000–02
Thousand tones Countries 2000 2001 2002 UK 1,778 1,932 1,862 EU 15 21,750 24,199 25,019 UK data source: HM Customs and Excise
EU 15 data: Eurostat Comext Database, CD-Rom 2/2004 and 2/2003