Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 21 January 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the level of imports from other EU countries was in each of the last three months of (a) milk, (b) other dairy products, (c) whole eggs and (d) other egg products.
The volume of UK imports of (a) milk, (b) other dairy products, (c) whole eggs and (d) other egg products from other EU member states are shown in the table, as recorded in HM Revenue and Customs overseas trade statistics.
The latest three months for which figures are available are August to October 2012.
UK imports from EU member states | |||
2012 | |||
Type | August | September | October |
Liquid Milk (million litres) | 16.5 | 20.2 | 13.9 |
Other dairy products(1) (thousand tonnes) | 97.8 | 94.5 | 96.9 |
Whole eggs in shell (thousand tonnes) | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Egg Products(2) (thousand tonnes) | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
(1) Includes cheese, butter, cream, milk powder, yoghurt, ice cream, buttermilk, whey, condensed milk and other milk products. (2) Includes frozen, dried or liquid egg, albumen and yolks. Notes: 1. 2012 data is subject to amendments. 2. EU data based on EU 27. Data prepared by: Trade Statistics, Analysis and Evidence Team, DEFRA Source: HM Revenue and Customs |
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