HC Deb 11 June 1981 vol 6 cc198-204W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list, by weight and value, exports of lamb and sheepmeat from the United Kingdom to each European Economic Community country and to the European Economic Community as a whole for each month over the last five years.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

The information requested is given in the following tables:

UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS OF SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT Fresh, Chilled or Frozen
1976 January February March April May June
Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000
Total Exports 3,623 3,075 2,684 2,330 3,588 3,224 2,550 2,690 2,503 2,978 3,106 3,297
Of Which To EEC Countries 3,342 2,921 2,537 2,210 3,208 2,974 2,073 2,233 2,084 2,545 2,710 2,919
FRANCE 2,697 2,341 1,927 1,667 2,187 2,029 1,077 1,157 1,397 1,652 1,879 2,009
BELGIUM—LUXEMBOURG 298 265 289 262 363 338 459 497 378 524 381 423
NETHERLANDS 1 1 2 1 15 14 16 20 21 20 18 18
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 336 304 283 250 519 499 385 426 266 327 432 469
IRISH REPUBLIC 1 1 — — * * * * — — — —
DENMARK 9 8 16 13 56 41 28 31 9 10 * *
ITALY — — 19 17 67 62 106 103 12 12 — —
July August September October November December Year 1976
Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000
Total Exports 1,693 1,624 1,694 1,667 3,175 3,075 1,989 2,100 2,256 2,535 3,839 4,242 32,605 32,748
Of Which To EEC Countries 1,459 1,402 1,447 1,405 2,813 2,713 1,862 1,948 2,113 2,362 3,674 4,047 29,273 29,638
FRANCE 775 743 346 333 1,196 1,149 372 367 294 318 1,430 1,529 15,576 15,293
BELGIUM—LUXEMBOURG 315 308 609 596 763 752 793 845 898 1,032 1,185 1,354 6,708 7,182
NETHERLANDS 26 22 19 20 49 51 48 52 63 77 24 29 303 327
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 327 317 473 454 632 607 505 534 655 733 707 788 5,491 5,673
IRISH REPUBLIC — — * * * * — — 1 1 2 2 5 6
DENMARK 16 11 — — — — — — 4 3 1 1 142 117
ITALY * * 1 * 173 154 145 150 198 198 325 344 1,049 1,041
1977 January February March April May June
Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000
Total Exports 4,632 5,276 4,193 4,955 4,996 6,464 2,326 3,235 2,740 3,650 2,712 3,378
Of Which To EEC Countries 4,431 5,019 3,948 4,651 4,877 6,280 2,161 3,056 2,454 3,307 2,458 3,020
FRANCE 2,156 2,404 2,250 2,643 2,894 3,726 983 1,375 835 1,097 1,022 1,209
BELGIUM—LUXEMBOURG 1,178 1,366 902 1,079 963 1,241 490 696 746 1,032 686 886
NETHERLANDS 90 98 48 52 35 47 5 7 27 36 54 69
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 762 880 649 769 813 1,068 657 945 791 1,082 663 813
IRISH REPUBLIC — — — — 5 5 1 2 2 1 * 1
DENMARK — — 7 9 10 13 15 17 53 58 5 5
ITALY 245 271 91 99 157 181 11 14 * * 29 36
July August September October November December Year 1977
Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000
Total Exports 1,867 2,099 3,310 3,774 4,433 5,324 4,039 5,050 3,482 4,302 5,179 6,314 44,590 54,774
Of Which To EEC Countries 1,389 1,535 2,520 2,806 3,673 4,391 3,661 4,498 3,336 4,043 4,964 5,975 40,538 49,514
FRANCE 186 216 1,095 1,188 1,561 1,873 1,494 1,780 1,512 1,789 2,666 3,110 19,341 23,341
BELGIUM—LUXEMBOURG 593 670 702 789 929 1,122 1,100 1,395 804 1,013 1,177 1,479 10,284 12,810
NETHERLANDS 28 32 28 31 62 71 34 44 30 38 25 33 466 557
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 544 596 680 782 995 1,182 929 1,158 869 1,065 932 1,158 9,249 11,461
IRISH REPUBLIC 1 2 1 1 — — — — — — — — 10 12
DENMARK 8 6 — — 1 1 2 3 — — * * 102 112
ITALY 30 13 14 15 125 142 101 117 120 138 163 195 1,087 1,221
UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS OF SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT Fresh, Chilled or Frozen
1978 January February March April May June
Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000
Total Exports 4,479 5,708 4,420 5,595 3,868 5,054 5,377 6,168 3,203 4,830 3,044 4,599
Of Which To EEC Countries 4,225 5,366 4,237 5,361 3,689 4,791 4,126 5,714 3,061 4,617 2,889 4,375
FRANCE 2,012 2,480 1,833 2,240 1,317 1,639 1,626 2,168 889 1,343 1,019 1,513
BELGIUM—LUXEMBOURG 1,136 1,502 1,321 1,728 1,147 1,545 1,284 1,846 1,156 1,779 880 1,362
NETHERLANDS 35 46 51 68 42 58 84 120 89 134 78 105
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 787 1,032 865 1,128 1,095 1,457 1,091 1,522 907 1,338 900 1,378
ITALY 251 302 146 166 41 48 27 35 * * 4 5
IRISH REPUBLIC 2 2 * * * * * * 2 6 6 10
DENMARK 2 2 21 31 47 44 14 23 16 17 2 2
July August September October November December Year 1978
Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tones £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000
Total Exports 2,638 3,759 2,699 3,728 3,251 4,444 3,502 4,714 3,129 4,151 2,843 3,745 41,454 56,412
Of Which To EEC Countries 2,448 3,493 2,356 3,227 2,678 3,659 3,149 4,235 2,699 3,586 2,592 3,409 38,149 51,856
FRANCE 429 587 232 316 452 609 350 443 28 29 51 95 10,233 13,464
BELGIUM—LUXEMBOURG 924 1,338 902 1,234 1,002 1,372 1,340 1,817 1,265 1,700 1,292 1,703 13,672 18,962
NETHERLANDS 55 79 67 93 94 130 113 154 80 97 95 99 874 1,177
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 952 1,367 986 1,354 857 1,183 957 1,306 1,041 1,391 876 1,158 11,313 15,622
ITALY 86 119 167 227 272 364 389 515 278 362 264 342 1,925 2,487
IRISH REPUBLIC * * * * * * * * * * * * 2 2
DENMARK 2 2 2 3 1 1 * * 7 7 14 12 127 141
1979 January February March April May June
Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tones £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000
Total Exports 4,648 6,154 4,411 5,863 4,183 6,066 3,611 5,693 2,605 4,462 2,871 4,928
Of Which To EEC Countries 4,268 5,688 3,644 5,049 3,715 5,423 3,446 5,400 2,364 4,081 2,721 4,649
FRANCE 1,041 1,314 869 1,113 923 1,304 661 882 218 242 237 354
BELGIUM—LUXEMBOURG 1,548 2,108 1,269 1,812 1,383 2,041 1,148 1,916 1,007 1,867 1,067 1,905
NETHERLANDS 70 99 125 188 76 122 94 146 85 154 78 143
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 1,017 1,389 1,040 1,472 1,015 1,529 1,398 2,251 977 1,723 1,307 2,201
ITALY 484 678 310 434 180 237 47 65 14 20 1 1
IRISH REPUBLIC — — 9 16 20 39 12 17 * * * *
DENMARK 108 101 22 14 118 151 86 122 63 76 31 45
July August September October November December Year 1979
Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000
Total Exports 2,230 3,389 2,553 3,577 2,598 3,567 3,419 4,517 4,172 5,334 3,723 4,704 40,921 58,199
Of Which To EEC Countries 1,988 2,995 2,044 2,823 2,238 3,052 3,009 3,918 3,717 4,739 3,559 4,484 36,630 52,267
FRANCE 87 135 23 32 39 58 25 26 445 568 576 679 5,107 6,663
BELGIUM—LUXEMBOURG 866 1,329 908 1,241 959 1,316 1,329 1,732 1,362 1,738 1,279 1,599 14,126 20,622
NETHERLANDS 33 55 71 97 64 93 91 105 101 116 74 94 938 1,389
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 956 1,431 985 1,382 958 1,298 1,288 1,686 1,510 1,944 1,147 1,480 13,593 19,811
ITALY 9 8 57 71 218 286 276 369 296 370 473 622 2,361 3,157
IRISH REPUBLIC * * * * * * * * 3 3 2 3 46 78
DENMARK 37 38 * * * * * * * * 8 6 459 546
UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS OF SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT Fresh, Chilled or Frozen
1980 January February March April May June
Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000
Total Exports 3,615 4,953 3,085 4,290 2,952 4,644 3,049 5,185 2,644 4,118 2,416 3,663
Of Which To EEC Countries 3,361 4,563 2,900 4,009 2,730 4,316 2,859 4,849 2,513 3,867 2,112 3,225
FRANCE 150 181 20 24 18 20 8 13 — 1 3 6
BELGIUM—LUXEMBOURG 1,525 2,072 1,309 1,823 1,289 2,025 1,167 2,004 1,180 1,841 1,000 1,548
NETHERLANDS 69 92 73 97 68 116 56 96 86 138 73 118
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 1,233 1,699 1,190 1,667 1,264 2,026 1,585 2,669 1,237 1,872 1,011 1,508
IRISH REPUBLIC 3 5 17 23 — — — — — — — —
DENMARK — — — — — — — — — — — —
ITALY 381 514 291 375 91 129 43 67 10 15 25 45
July August September October November December Year 1980
Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000
Total Exports 2,897 4,358 2,665 3,780 3,522 4,695 3,718 5,292 2,378 4,032 4,020 6,488 36,948 55,467
Of Which to EEC Countries 2,381 3,586 2,209 3,078 2,881 3,757 3,245 4,653 2,293 3,896 3,841 6,219 33,304 49,986
FRANCE 27 32 14 21 9 9 283 392 902 1,552 2,032 3,395 3,466 5,646
BELGIUM—LUXEMBOURG 1,027 1,561 968 1,336 1,348 1,716 1,387 2,005 811 1,354 715 1,203 13,704 20,455
NETHERLANDS 63 103 57 84 86 121 74 109 34 63 75 106 815 1,241
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 1,171 1,773 1,037 1,453 1,177 1,553 1,355 1,949 503 862 884 1,303 13,647 20,337
IRISH REPUBLIC — — — — — — — — — — — — 20 28
DENMARK 80 99 1 1 — — — — — — 30 28 111 128
ITALY 13 19 132 183 261 357 146 198 43 65 105 184 1,541 2,151
* Quantity less than half a tonne and Value less than £500

Source: Her Majesty's Customs and Excise

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