§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which European countries export animal feed; and which animal feeds are imported into the UK. [146499]
§ Ms StuartI am advised by the Food Standards Agency that material used as or in animal feed is exported to some extent by most European countries. A partial breakdown of the United Kingdom import position, provided by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and based on their commodity codes, is given in the following table. The figures should be read with caution: although the materials are recorded as having arrived from other European countries, some may have originated from elsewhere.
It is unlikely that UK imports from continental European countries include much finished feeds. The commodity code which covers feeds—
750Wpreparations of a kind used in animal feeding—embraces vitamins, minerals, supplementary products, grain for pigeons and a variety of other materials.
Imports and arrivals of animal feed from European countries, October 1999 to September 2000 Thousand tonnes Commodity code Country 1201–12141 17032 2302–23063 2308–23094 Austria 29 — — 7,806 Belgium 20,508 901 102,060 25,378 Bosnia 4 — — — Bulgaria 3,240 — — 53 Cyprus 4,424 — — — Czech Republic 322 — — 23 Denmark 15,204 2,576 11,906 5,416 Finland 55 — 23 — France 127,113 5 70,116 116,768 Germany 93,005 3,151 191,509 21,254 Greece 1,204 3,646 2,614 — Hungary 2,528 — — — Iceland 1,962 — — 1,495 Irish Republic 45,373 3,853 57,938 67,135 Italy 4,136 15,854 — 753 Liechtenstein 107 — — 235 Lithuania 3,181 — — 2,505 Malta 2 — — 2 Netherlands 38,376 22,795 499,727 80,464 Norway 155 — 10,170 571 Poland 56 51,029 14,523 13 Portugal 3,112 105 6,633 22 Romania — — 12,636 — Slovenia 121 — — 6 Spain 160 24 2,554 2,250 Sweden 93 — 68 8 Switzerland 155 — 5 2,170 Yugoslavia — — — 103 1 1201–1214—Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder. 2 1703—Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar. 3 2302–2306—Bran, sharps and other residues from the milling or working of cereals; residues of starch manufacture, beet pulp, brewing or distilling waste; oil cakes. 4 2308–2309—Vegetable waste, residues and by-products; preparations of a kind used in animal feeding. Notes:
1. Countries not listed in the above table are not recorded as exporters to the UK.
2. Consignments from non-EU countries under £600 are not classified by commodity.
3. Data for arrivals from EU countries are based only on returns made by traders above the annual declaration threshold (£230,000 in 1999 and £233,000 in 2000).
Source:
HM Customs and Excise.