§ Lord Pearson of Rannochasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the United Kingdom's annual surplus from its exports of meat and livestock over its imports thereof. [HL1781]
§ Baroness HaymanImports of meat and livestock into the United Kingdom exceed exports each year. The following table shows meat and livestock trade and the excess of imports over exports for the last 10 years.
UK trade in meat and livestock 1991–2000 (a) Units: Thousand tonnes dcw (b) Imports Exports Excess of imports over exports 1991 804 469 335 1992 840 540 300 1993 859 616 243 1994 864 726 138 1995 1,006 885 121 1996 1,067 615 452 1997 1,062 622 440 1998 1,031 654 377 1999(p) 1,135 593 542 2000(p) 1,224 526 698 Notes:
(a) Includes beef and veal, mutton and lamb, pork, bacon and ham, and poultrymeat.
(b) Except for the quantity of bacon and ham included which is product weight.
(c) Trade in live animals has been converted to its meat equivalent.
(d) The trade figures include estimates for unrecorded trade.
(p) Data are provisional.
Source:
Quarterly Supplies and Totals for Domestic Useage of Meat in the United Kingdom statistical notice.
Prepared by: Statistics (Commodities & Food Division). Economics and Statistics Group, MAFF.