§ Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what studies
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Conventionally grown produce 2000 (£) 2001 (£) 2002 (£) Indication of further processing Beef Farmgate value (a) £/kg 1.69 1.64 1.70 Retail value (b) £/kg 3.80 3.77 3.84 slaughtered, trimmed and cut Lamb Farmgate value (a) £/kg 1.90 1.97 2.36 Retail value (b) £/kg 4.52 4.78 4.84 slaughtered trimmed and cut Pork Farmgate value (a) £/kg 0.95 0.97 0.94 Retail value (b) £/kg 2.00 2.21 2.26 slaughtered, trimmed and cut Chicken Farmgate value (c) £/kg 0.71 0.70 0.69 Retail value (d) £/kg 2.23 2.27 2.24 slaughtered Turkey Farmgate value (c) £/kg 1.30 1.24 1.13 Retail value £/kg n/a n/a n/a slaughtered Bacon Farmgate value (a) £/ 0.95 0.99 0.96 Retail value (h) £/kg 3.10 3.55 3.54 slaughtered, trimmed and cut Apples, dessert Farmgate value (e) £/kg 0.35 0.36 0.45 Retail value (g) £kg 1.08 1.17 1.21 packing and grading where off farm Potatoes Farmgate value (f) £/kg 0.08 0.11 0.08 Retail value (h) £/kg 0.67 0.41 0.39 packing and grading where off farm Carrots Farmgate value (f) £/kg 0.28 0.26 0.18 Retail value (h) £/kg n/a 0.62 0.55 packing and grading where off farm Cauliflower Farmgate value (e) £/kg 0.27 0.28 0.34 Retail value (g) £/kg 0.57 0.69 0.68 packing and grading where off farm her Department has funded since 1997 into food miles; and what the conclusions and recommendations were. [144558]
§ Mr. BradshawDefra has commissioned a group of researchers, led by AEA Technology, to examine the validity of food miles as a quantitative measure of progress in the sustainable development of the farming and food industries. This research is expected to be completed in spring 2004.
Defra has also contributed a small amount of funding, along with other stakeholders, to a Transport 2000 study to model various transport distribution scenarios for a 'basket' of three food products. The study examined whether a shift to sourcing these products more locally would lead to greater or fewer CO2 emissions in the supply chain overall. Transport 2000 has recently published the results of this work in "Wise Moves—exploring the relationship between food, transport and CO2".