Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 8 December 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total volume was of live animal exports from the EU to each (a) nation and (b) region of the UK in each financial year since 2015.
The following table shows the volume of live animal exports from the EU to the UK in each financial year since 2015.
Financial year | tonnes |
2015/16 | 77,800 |
2016/17 | 56,100 |
2017/18 | 59,000 |
2018/19 | 52,800 |
2019/20 (provisional) | 50,700 |
The data provided for live animal imports includes farm animals (cattle, sheep, pigs etc.) as well as non-farm animals (exotic animals, race horses etc). Both breeding and non-breeding animals are included. Country and regional level trade data is not readily available, and has not been provided.
Data source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics
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