Regional Analysis - Export Markets
Regional analysis of performance of UK food and non-alcoholic exports across EU and non-EU regions.
In this section:
EU
The performance of UK food and non-alcoholic exports across the EU in 2009
varied from a high of
+29.6% to Portugal (a market on the bounce due to a rise in commodity cereals,
as well as frozen
cod and lamb) to a low of -27.5% to Denmark (with declines in large categories
such as pork and
frozen fish).
The larger EU markets have seen steady if not spectacular growth:
- Ireland (+5.7%, including 10.1% growth in breakfast cereals and 22.2% in sauces
and
condiments)
- France (+6.0%, including 13% growth in meat, +14.5% in lamb and +44.6% in fresh
beef, as
well as 24.5% growth in fish and seafood)
- The Netherlands (+9.0%, including 85.8% growth in fats and oils and 29.2% in
fresh beef)
The progress of Central European countries seen in recent years has been largely
halted. Poland's progress reversed with a 3.0% decline in 2009, Hungary is well
down at -30.7% as are many of the
smaller states. The major exceptions are the Czech Republic (+23.5%, driven by
a
294.2% jump in
meat exports), and Bulgaria (+27.4%, with 275.5% growth in fish and seafood).
Growth in exports to the Eurozone countries was 5.0%, higher than for the EU as
a whole. Indeed, it
was many of the non-Eurozone countries (such as Denmark, Hungary and Latvia)
that saw steep
falls in 2009.
UK Exports of Food & Non-alcoholic drinks to the EU
2008-2009
| |
Country |
2008 |
2009 |
% change 2008 vs 2009 |
| TOTAL EU |
7,377.5 |
7,644.3 |
3.6 |
| 1 (-) |
Ireland |
2,449.2
|
2,589.0 |
5.7 |
| 2 (-) |
France |
1,142.3 |
1,211.4 |
6.0 |
| 3 (-) |
Netherlands |
777.5 |
847.8 |
9.0 |
| 4 (-) |
Germany |
688.6 |
659.9 |
-4.2 |
| 5 (-) |
Spain |
574.6 |
579.7 |
0.9 |
| 6 (-) |
Italy |
427.0 |
451.0 |
5.6 |
| 7 (-) |
Belgium |
358.4 |
373.5 |
4.2 |
| 8 (-) |
Denmark |
220.9 |
160.2 |
-27.5 |
| 9 (+1) |
Portugal |
118.6 |
153.6 |
29.6 |
| 10 (-1) |
Sweden |
129.7 |
129.8 |
0.0 |
| 11 (-1) |
Poland |
116.4 |
113.0 |
-3.0 |
| 12 (-) |
Greece |
86.1 |
78.8 |
-8.5 |
| 13 (-) |
Finland |
42.5 |
47.1 |
10.8 |
| 14 (-) |
Cyprus |
42.3 |
45.7 |
8.2 |
| 15 (+3) |
Czech Republic |
32.2 |
39.8 |
23.5 |
| 16 (-) |
Austria |
33.6 |
37.5 |
11.6 |
| 17 (-) |
Malta |
33.0 |
35.7 |
8.3 |
| 18 (-3) |
Hungary |
40.2 |
27.9 |
-30.7 |
| 19 (-) |
Romania |
15.2 |
14.7 |
-3.1 |
| 20 (-) |
Slovakia |
11.4 |
10.6 |
-7.3 |
| 21 (-) |
Lithuanua |
9.7 |
10.1 |
4.4 |
| 22 (+2) |
Bulgaria |
5.5 |
7.0 |
27.4 |
| 23 (-) |
Estonia |
7.0 |
6.3 |
-9.3 |
| 24 (-2) |
Latvia |
8.5 |
5.6 |
-34.9 |
| 25 (-) |
Slovenia |
3.6 |
4.3 |
19.1 |
| 26 (-) |
Luxembourg |
3.3 |
4.2 |
26.5 |
Source: Leatherhead Food Research
Note: Eurozone members marked as bold. Changes in ranking positions are versus 2008.
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Non-EU
The non-EU region showing the highest rate of growth for UK food and drink
exporters in 2009 was
Oceania, up 15.9% including 17.2% growth to Australia and 6.8% growth to New
Zealand.
Exports to North America were also well up at +14.8%, with the US and Canada
showing strong
performances, up 17.4% and 10.5% respectively.
Exports to Other Western Europe grew 11.9% with Switzerland leading the way at
+15.4% (strongly
led by meat), followed by Turkey at +13% (growth being driven by the dairy and
bakery categories)
and Norway at +9.2% (sugars +20.7%).
Asia remains a buoyant region as well, up 11.3% overall with Vietnam continuing
to be one of the
fastest growing non-EU markets, up 68.0% (with meat +54.8%) and China also
progressing (+30.7%
including fats and oils +190.8%). A decline of 7.5% to the leading Asian market
of Japan, however,
has dampened the performance of the region as a whole.
The Middle East region also continues to perform strongly up 10.8% with the two
key Middle Eastern
markets of the UAE and Saudi Arabia well up at +18.3% and +14.0% respectively.
The sluggish Russian market (-3.2%) has dragged down the non-EU Eastern Europe
region (just
+0.3% overall), whilst a 72.6% collapse in exports to Venezuela (due to a sharp
drop in exports of
milk powder), led to a 18.8% decline in exports to Latin America and the
Caribbean.
UK Exports of Food and Non-alcoholic drinks to the Non-EU
(2008-09)
| Country |
2008 |
2009 |
% change 2008-09 |
| Other Western Europe |
241.2 |
269.8 |
11.9 |
| Norway |
116.8 |
127.6 |
9.2 |
| Switzerland |
55.2 |
63.7 |
15.4 |
| Turkey |
23.1 |
26.1 |
13.0 |
| Eastern Europe |
124.9 |
125.3 |
0.3 |
| Russia |
100.0 |
96.8 |
-3.2 |
| Ukraine |
12.6 |
16.5 |
31.0 |
| North America |
372.9 |
428.3 |
14.8 |
| United States |
258.1 |
303.0 |
17.4 |
| Canada |
112.5 |
124.3 |
10.5 |
| Asia |
337.9 |
376.1 |
11.3 |
| Japan |
86.1 |
79.7 |
-7.5 |
| Hong Kong |
55.3 |
66.9 |
21.0 |
| China |
38.0 |
49.7 |
30.7 |
| Thailand |
23.9 |
23.9 |
0.2 |
|
South Korea
|
22.4 |
23.2 |
3.4 |
| Malaysia |
19.4 |
22.6 |
16.7 |
| Singapore |
18.2 |
21.3 |
16.9 |
| Vietnam |
12.1 |
20.3 |
68.0 |
| India |
11.5 |
12.8 |
11.1 |
| Middle East |
279.9 |
310.1 |
10.8 |
| United Arab Emirates |
75.4 |
89.2 |
18.3 |
| Saudia Arabia |
66.6 |
75.9 |
14.0 |
| Israel |
30.3 |
35.9 |
18.2 |
| Kuwait |
30.4 |
26.4 |
-13.0 |
| Africa |
295.9 |
290.6 |
-1.8 |
| Nigeria |
58.3 |
63.6 |
9.2 |
| Egypt |
51.9 |
74.1 |
42.9 |
| South Africa |
31.4 |
27.9 |
-11.4 |
| Algeria |
34.5 |
23.8 |
-31.0 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean |
130.7 |
106.1 |
-18.8 |
| Brazil |
17.9 |
19.6 |
9.3 |
| Venezuela |
38.0 |
10.4 |
-72.6 |
| Mexico |
8.5 |
7.7 |
-9.0 |
| Oceania |
81.7 |
94.7 |
15.9 |
| Australia |
68.8 |
80.7 |
17.2 |
| New Zealand |
12.2 |
13.0 |
6.8 |
Source: Leatherhead Food Research
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Research carried out by Leatherhead Food Research for the Food and Drink
Federation (April 2010)
Last reviewed: 20 Apr 2010