HC Deb 07 December 1990 vol 182 cc230-1W
Mr. Ralph Howell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was(a) the number and (b) the value of eggs (i) imported into the United Kingdom and (ii) exported from the United Kingdom in each month since September 1989.

Mr. Curry

The number and value of shell eggs (i) imported into the United Kingdom and (ii) exported from the United Kingdom from September 1989 up to and including October 1990 (latest available figures) are set out in the table:

'000 Eggs Value £
Imports
1989
September 58,044 2,532,210
October 38,285 1,513,155
November 74,354 3,401,470
December 53,882 2,643,422
1990
January 37,755 1,670,107
February 34,982 1,520,792
March 66,290 3,226,961
April 54,212 2,187,086
May 76,115 3,053,742
June 72,839 2,730,381
July 52,608 1,992,012
August 65,622 2,568,045

'000 Eggs Value £
September 52,964 2,424,870
October 50,136 2,024,978
Total 788,088 33,489,231
Exports
1989
September 8,861 332,546
October 9,874 374,294
November 5,507 277,352
December 5,889 315,224
1990
January 9,580 539,652
February 7,662 349,428
March 6,347 320,290
April 6,660 329,901
May 7,231 338,151
June 6,353 288,356
July 12,767 609,872
August 13,640 474,317
September 9,353 336,649
October 9,180 352,955
Total 118,904 5,238,987