HC Deb 29 March 2000 vol 347 cc173-4W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the(a) amount and (b) value of beef imported from the Argentine to the UK in 1999. [116211]

Ms Quin

The volume and value of imports of beef and beef products from the Argentine during 1999, as recorded in the Official Overseas Trade Statistics, are shown in the table.

Product Tonnes £ million
Meat and offal preparations1 7,719 10.9
Carcase meat 2,058 6.4
Offal 305 0.6
Total 10,082 17.9
1 Primarily corned beef

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