Top Export Sectors
Prepared foods exports
Prepared foods exports grew 6.4% in 2009 to £2,317.7m.
Cereal & bakery products exports
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.
Meat exports
Meat (and related animal products) exports were up 5.0% to £1,289.6m.
Fish & seafood exports
Fish & seafood exports grew 15.0% to £1,160.4m.
UK Exports of Food & Non-alcoholic drinks by Sector,
2008-2009
(£ million)
| Sector |
2008 |
2009 |
% change
2008-09 |
| Other Prepared Foods (*) |
2,177.4 |
2,317.7 |
6.4 |
| Cereals and Bakery |
1,888.3 |
1,914.5 |
1.4 |
| Meat and Animal products |
1,228.5 |
1,289.6 |
5.0 |
| Fish and Seafood |
1,009.6 |
1,160.4 |
15.0 |
| Dairy |
834.0 |
776.9 |
-6.9 |
| Fruit and Vegetables |
730.7 |
717.0 |
-1.9 |
| Tea, Coffee, Cocoa and Spices |
676.7 |
714.9 |
5.7 |
| Sugar and Sugar Confectionery |
437.3 |
440.0 |
0.6 |
| Non-Alcoholic Drinks |
264.2 |
318.6 |
20.6 |
| Total |
9,246.6 |
9,649.5 |
4.4 |
(*) Inc. fats & oils, preserved fruit/veg, fruit juice, soups, sauces &
condiments, ice cream, vinegar, animal feeds and other miscellaneous products
Source: Leatherhead Food Research
Dairy exports
Dairy exports has seen the sharpest fall in exports of any category in 2009, down 6.9% to
£776.9m.
Fruit & vegetable product exports
Fruit & vegetable product exports exports were down 1.9% to £717.0m with potato exports down 0.3%.
Tea, coffee, cocoa & spices and Sugar & Sugar confectionery exports
Tea, coffee, cocoa & spices exports were £714.9m, up 5.7%.
Sugar confectionery exports were up 0.6% to £440.0m.
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 rising 20.6% to £318.6m.
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Top 20 key products 2009
UK Exports of Food & Non-alcoholic drinks: 20 key top products 2009
(£ million)
| Products |
2009 |
% change
2008-09 |
| Breakfast cereals |
413.4 |
17.2 |
| Chocolate |
365.9 |
1.1 |
| Lamb |
311.9 |
18.6 |
| Fresh fish |
309.0 |
28.2 |
| Soft drinks |
291.5 |
23.4 |
| Cheese |
282.6 |
0.5 |
| Beef |
257.5 |
20.8 |
| Crustaceans |
238.9 |
-1.4 |
| Poultry |
229.3 |
5.5 |
| Sweet biscuits |
220.9 |
8.3 |
| Frozen fish |
208.1 |
23.9 |
| Milk & cream (not cnrt/swt) |
194.7 |
-2.4 |
| Prepared meat |
191.1 |
-4.4 |
| Sauces & condiments |
183.1 |
9.2 |
| Tea |
179.8 |
2.4 |
| Cakes |
168.3 |
6.2 |
| Sugar confectionery |
140.4 |
10.9 |
| Fish fillets |
120.6 |
16.4 |
| Pork |
112.8 |
-14.7 |
| Molluscs |
112.0 |
19.7 |
Source: Leatherhead Food Research
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More information
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)
Last reviewed: 20 Apr 2010