HC Deb 15 May 1989 vol 153 cc61-2W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the total imports by volume and by country of beef and beef products into the United Kingdom during 1988 from(a) other EEC countries and (b) non-EEC countries.

Mr. Donald Thompson

The tables give details of United Kingdom imports during 1988 of fresh, chilled and frozen beef and veal, fresh, chilled and frozen beef offals and processed beef products in tonnes by exporting country as requested; the source is Eurostat.

Fresh, chilled and frozen beef and veal
Tonnes
(a) Other member states
France 14,853
Belgium/Luxembourg 805
Netherlands 22,700
Federal Republic of Germany 19,958
Italy 2,422
Republic of Ireland 107,228
Denmark 8,128
Spain 1,574
(b) Non member states
Yugoslavia 3
Poland 152
Czechoslovakia 767
Romania 30
Libya 5
British Indian overseas territory 5
Zimbabwe 5,511
Botswana 2,536
United States of America 4,749
Canada 24
Bahamas 6
Brazil 12,354
Paraguay 313
Uruguay 5,060
Argentina 3,225
Malaysia 3
Australia 5,014
New Zealand 466
Norway 2
Sweden 1
Austria 6
WORLD TOTAL 217,906

Fresh, chilled and frozen beef offals
Tonnes
(a) Other member states
France 1,925
Belgium/Luxembourg 1,154
Netherlands 4,000
Federal Republic of Germany 1,831
Italy 1,580
Republic of Ireland 6,961
Denmark 318
Spain 158
(b) Non member states
Czechoslovakia 17
Hungary 4
British Indian overseas territory 11
United States of America 23,704
Canada 1,570
Paraguay 19
China 19
Australia 4,676
New Zealand 288
Sweden 2,003
Switzerland 20
WORLD TOTAL 50,259

Processed beef products
Tonnes
(a) Other member states
France 1,492
Belgium/Luxembourg 75
Netherlands 469
Federal Republic of Germany 121
Italy 231
Republic of Ireland 5,821
Denmark 377
Spain 7
(b) Non member states
Yugoslavia 522
Poland 821
Romania 1,327
Ethiopia 153
Mauritius 210
Zimbabwe 2,475
Botswana 219
United States of America 2
Canada 65
Antigua, Barbados 159
Brazil 58,051
Paraguay 108
Uruguay 2,204
Argentina 17,241
Cyprus 1.041
Singapore 5
Hong Kong 9
Australia 986
New Zealand 89
Switzerland 3
WORLD TOTAL 94,299

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