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Cereals and Bakery

Cereal & bakery products exports were £1,914.5m in 2009, a rise of just 1.4% on 2008, largely restricted by a 17.4% drop in the commodity cereals market to £453.1m (many of the major European markets showing significant declines).

Growth areas were:

• Breakfast cereals +17.2% to £413.4m (no.1 market Ireland +10.2%, no.2 France +17.4%, no.3 Italy +19.4%, no.5 Belgium +65.5%).
• Sweet biscuits +8.3% to £220.9m (no.1 market Ireland +11.7%, no.2 France +38.8%).
• Cakes +6.2% to £168.3m (Ireland accounting for a 59% share seeing 9.8% growth).
• Savoury biscuits +13.2% to £35.8m (no.1 market the US +19.4%, no.2 Ireland +11.4%, no.3 Canada +35.1%, no.4 Belgium +22.8%).

Source: Leatherhead Food International

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Download the full UK Food and Drink Performance (2009) statistics research report - pdf | 228kb.

Research carried out by Leatherhead Food Research for the Food and Drink Federation (April 2010)