Top Export Sectors
Prepared foods exports
Prepared foods exports (including fats & oils which were well up at +31.8%,
preserved fruit/veg,
fruit juice, soups, sauces & condiments, ice cream, vinegar, animal feeds and
other misc. products)
rose 14.0% to £1,224.2m.
Cereal & bakery products exports
Cereal & bakery products exports were £971.6m, up 15.8%, principally due to a
44.4% gain in the
commodity cereals market to £267.4m (the top 3 commodity cereal markets, Spain,
The Netherlands and Portugal all well up).
Meat exports
Meat (and related animal products) exports were up 14.8% to £632.9m (despite
being dragged down
by a 14.3% decline in pork exports).
Fish & seafood exports
Fish & seafood exports grew 10.0% to £527.3m.
Dairy products exports
Dairy products exports remains the only category to witness a fall in exports during the first half
compared to the
previous year, down 13.0% to £383.6m, with cheese dropping 3.1% to £135.1m,
milk
and cream (not concentrated/sweetened) down 12.2% to £90.5m and milk and cream
(concentrated/sweetened) down 39.7% to £62.8m.
Fruit & vegetable product exports
Fruit & vegetable product exports were up 5.2% to £369.8m.
Tea, coffee, cocoa & spices exports
Tea, coffee, cocoa & spices exports were £320.0m, up 10.6%.
Sugar & sugar confectionery exports
Sugar confectionery +2.9% to £65.2m (no.1 Ireland +8.7%, no.2 Germany +9.8%).
Non-alcoholic drink exports
Non-alcoholic drink (not including fruit juices which are part of the prepared foods category) saw
the highest growth of any category (albeit from the smallest base), rising
22.1%
to £164.0m.
UK Exports of Food & Non-alcoholic drinks by Sector,
Jan-Jun 2008-09
(£ million)
| Sector |
Jan-Jun 2008 |
Jan-Jun 2009 |
% change
2008-09 |
| Other Prepared Foods (*) |
1,074.4 |
1,224.2 |
14.0 |
| Cereals and Bakery |
838.9 |
971.6 |
15.8 |
| Meat and Animal products |
551.3 |
632.9 |
14.8 |
| Fish and Seafood |
479.3 |
527.3 |
10.0 |
| Dairy |
441.0 |
383.6 |
-13.0 |
| Fruit and Vegetables |
351.5 |
369.8 |
5.2 |
| Tea, Coffee, Cocoa and Spices |
289.3 |
320.0 |
10.6 |
| Sugar and Sugar Confectionery |
217.2 |
230.3 |
6.0 |
| Non-Alcoholic Drinks |
134.4 |
164.0 |
22.1 |
| Total |
4,377.3 |
4,823.7 |
10.2 |
(*) Inc. fats & oils, preserved fruit/veg, fruit juice, soups, sauces &
condiments, ice cream, vinegar, animal feeds and other miscellaneous products
Source: Leatherhead Food Research
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Research carried out by Leatherhead Food Research for the Food and Drink
Federation (October 2009)
Last reviewed: 19 Oct 2009