§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate he has made of the number of imported carcases over the last two years; and what are his projections for next year. [121764]
§ Ms QuinAlthough import statistics are not collected in this form, it is unlikely that much pigmeat imported into the UK over the last two years was in the form of pig carcases. In 1998 the UK imported 188,000 tonnes of pork and 231,000 tonnes of bacon and ham. The equivalent figures for 1999 were 212,000 tonnes and 227,000 tonnes.
Estimates of future imports are not available.