Jim Cunningham – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what quantity and value of beef was imported to the UK from each importing country in the last year.
George Eustice
The following table provides details of UK imports of beef and veal as recorded in the Official Overseas Trade Statistics for the period May 2013 to April 2014. This is the latest available data.
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May 2013 – April 2014 |
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Country of dispatch |
Quantity (Thousand Tonnes) |
Value (£million) |
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Irish Republic |
168 |
629 |
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Netherlands |
15 |
56 |
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Germany |
9 |
29 |
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Poland |
8 |
30 |
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Australia |
8 |
49 |
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Namibia |
6 |
24 |
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Brazil |
5 |
20 |
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Uruguay |
4 |
22 |
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Spain |
2 |
8 |
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New Zealand |
4 |
17 |
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Botswana |
5 |
16 |
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Italy |
3 |
16 |
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France |
3 |
9 |
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Denmark |
2 |
8 |
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Belgium |
2 |
10 |
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Austria |
1 |
5 |
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Argentina |
<0.5 |
1 |
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Chile |
<0.5 |
<0.5 |
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U.S.A. |
<0.5 |
<0.5 |
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Hungary |
<0.5 |
<0.5 |
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Portugal |
<0.5 |
<0.5 |
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Switzerland |
<0.5 |
<0.5 |
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Nauru |
<0.5 |
<0.5 |
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Greece |
<0.5 |
<0.5 |
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Beef and veal imports Total |
246 |
949 |
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Ó Crown Copyright |
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Source: HM Revenue and Customs |
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2013 and 2014 data is subject to amendments |
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