Food: Exports
(asked on 27th January 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) tonnage and (b) value was of exports of (i) beef, (ii) sheep meat, (iii) pork, (iv) dairy and (v) poultry products to each destination country in each of the last three years.
According to Defra analysis of HM Revenue & Customs overseas trade statistics, UK exports in the last three years were as follows:
Beef & veal and beef products:
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Tonnes | 120,000 | 110,000 | 120,000 |
Value | £393m | £440m | £474m |
The Irish Republic was the top export market for beef and veal, with 120,000 tonnes worth £426 million over the three years. Second was the Netherlands with 80,000 tonnes worth £273 million. Third was France with 28,000 tonnes worth £150 million.
Sheep meat:
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Tonnes | 78,000 | 90,000 | 83,000 |
Value | £327m | £385m | £367m |
France was the top export market for sheep meat, with 120,000 tonnes worth £509 million over the three years. Second was Germany with 40,000 tonnes worth £174 million. Third was Belgium with 22,000 tonnes worth 124 million.
Pork, bacon & ham:
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Tonnes | 220,000 | 240,000 | 240,000 |
Value | £293m | £347m | £354m |
The Irish Republic was the top export market for pork, bacon and ham, with 140,000 tonnes worth £363 million over the three years. Second was China with 120,000 tonnes worth £130 million. Third was Germany with 100,000 tonnes worth £108 million.
Dairy products:
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Tonnes | 1,100,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 |
Value | £1.3bn | £1.7bn | £1.8bn |
The Irish Republic was the top export market for dairy products, with 2,700,000 tonnes worth £1.6 billion over the three years. Second was the Netherlands with 310,000 tonnes worth £506 million. Third was France with 150,000 tonnes worth £407 million.
Poultry meat and poultry products:
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Tonnes | 340,000 | 400,000 | 430,000 |
Value | £358m | £404m | £438m |
The Irish Republic was the top export market for poultry meat and poultry products by value, with 160,000 tonnes worth £428 million over the three years. The Netherlands was the top export market by volume, with 320,000 tonnes worth £121 million over the three years. France was the third largest export market with 100,000 tonnes worth £107 million.