HC Deb 12 November 2001 vol 374 cc599-601W
Mrs. Ann Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the volume of(a) food imports and (b) agricultural imports into the United Kingdom in the last three years. [12809]

Food and agricultural imports 1998–2000
Values in £ million
Group Category 1998 1999 2000
Live animals Pigs 9.9 10.0 13.5
Sheep and goats 3.6 4.5 6.8
Poultry 4.7 5.5 5.3
Bovine animals 3.9 2.3 3.6
Live animals Total 22.2 22.4 29.1
Meat Poultrymeat (inc poultry offal) 523.6 546.7 540.8
Other meat products 381.1 407.8 473.8
Beef and veal 395.7 431.8 461.0
Bacon and ham 375.8 398.9 456.4
Pork 178.0 215.4 275.2
Lamb and mutton 203.8 194.3 199.6
Meat Total 2,058.0 2,194.9 2,406.7
Dairy Products and Eggs Cheese 611.9 630.1 601.0
Butter 210.1 230.3 234.8
Yogurt and ice cream 150.1 158.1 173.4
Eggs and egg products 30.6 31.6 43.6
Milk and cream 59.6 47.4 41.7
Other milk products 38.3 39.5 40.9
Milk powder 32.3 38.2 37.6
Condensed milk 12.1 12.1 16.6
Dairy Products and Eggs Total 1,144.9 1,187.4 1,189.6
Fish Fish fresh, chilled or frozen 543.5 589.2 612.3
Crustaceans 360.1 355.9 403.3
Fish and crustaceans prepared or preserved 378.6 340.4 306.6
Fish live 16.5 17.2 16.1
Fish Total 1,298.8 1,302.7 1,338.3
Cereals Bread and biscuits 445.3 442.6 445.6
Unmilled cereals 312.5 286.8 286.1
Rice 173.5 178.8 152.6
Mixes and doughs for baking 122.8 129.3 112.5
Milled, rolled or flaked cereals 98.3 97.1 101.3
Cereals Total 1,152.5 1,134.7 1,098.1
Vegetables and Fruit Fresh fruit 1,653.0 1,572.6 1,531.7
Vegetables, fresh or chilled 1,071.1 1,053.4 1,090.4
Vegetables, frozen, prepared or preserved 758.4 816.4 715.4
Jams 306.4 290.3 274.7
Fruit juice 268.8 285.3 250.3
Nuts 111.0 115.4 117.7
Vegetables and Fruit Total 4,168.7 4,133.4 3,980.2
Sugars Sugar 627.3 583.6 542.1
Sugar confectionary 130.0 141.6 153.5
Honey 21.0 16.1 16.4
Sugars Total 778.3 741.2 712.0
Coffee, Tea etc. Chocolate 332.1 377.5 387.8
Coffee 385.9 296.8 280.8
Tea 225.9 204.2 211.3
Cocoa 298.6 301.6 159.6
Spices 57.2 54.6 64.0
Coffee, Tea, etc. Total 1,299.7 1,234.7 1,103.6

Mr. Morley

It is not meaningful to combine volumes of different types of products. The table therefore shows the value of UK imports of food and agricultural products between 1998 and 2000.

More detailed information on food and agricultural imports, including volumes, can be found at the DEFRA website (www.defra.gov.uk/esg/work—htm/index/ trade.htm and click on the link to "UK trade data in food, feed and drink including indigenity and degree of processing").

Food and agricultural imports 1998–2000
Values in £ million
Group Category 1998 1999 2000
Animal Feed Oil cake 250.1 256.6 255.2
Other animal feed 290.1 231.3 254.6
Dog or cat food 159.9 161.8 194.8
Animal Feed Total 700.2 649.6 704.7
Miscellaneous Total 912.8 963.5 829.0
Beverages Wine 1,763.0 1,918.3 1,688.5
Other spirits 279.9 282.2 364.9
Mineral water 187.3 268.3 289.5
Beer 315.2 310.1 283.4
Whisky 50.8 49.5 56.8
Cider and other fermented beverages 26.6 26.0 23.4
Beverages Total 2,622.7 2,854.5 2,706.4
Oils and Fats Vegetable oils and fats 755.8 672.6 604.8
Processed fats and waxes 89.2 84.2 95.3
Animal oils and fats, not chemically modified 73.2 60.5 59.7
Oils and Fats Total 918.2 817.2 759.8
Total Imports 17,076.9 17,236.2 16,857.5

Source

HM Customs and Excise

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