Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made a recent assessment of the impact of Ukrainian egg imports on the egg industry in the UK.

Under the Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine, tariffs on all goods are temporarily removed until March 2029, except for poultry and eggs, where the liberalisation is due to end on 31 March 2028.

The UK is around 90% self-sufficient in eggs for human consumption and has been for the past ten years.

The proportion of egg imports which originate in Ukraine has increased, but overall, UK imports of eggs and associated products decreased by 6% in the 12 months to June 2026, compared to the previous 12 months.

Defra is closely monitoring trade flows and market conditions and will continue to engage with the UK poultry and egg sectors throughout the period of liberalisation.