Top Export Sectors 2008
Prepared foods exports
Prepared foods exports (including fats & oils, preserved fruit/veg, fruit
juice,
soups, sauces & condiments, ice cream, vinegar, animal feeds and other
misc.
products) grew 17.4% to £2,176.0m.
Cereal & bakery products exports
Cereal & bakery products exports amounted to £1,882.4m, up 27.7%,
principally
due to a 63.0% gain in the commodity cereals market to £549m.
Meat exports
Meat (and related animal products) exports were up 38.3%, driven primarily by a
43.9% increase in exports of lamb to £263.0m (including 43.8% growth in exports
to the key French market, now accounting for 68.9% of UK lamb exports) and a
69.3% rise in exports of beef to £212.7m (including rises of 49% and 72% to the
key
markets of Ireland and The Netherlands respectively).
Fish & seafood exports
Fish & seafood exports were the laggard of the industry in 2008, growing a
mere
2.4% to £1,006.2m.
Dairy products exports
Dairy products exports were up 9.7% to £837.9m. Ireland remains a key market
overall, +10.7% to £317.7m, followed by France +4.4% to £64.5m.
Fruit & vegetable product exports
Fruit & vegetable product exports were 22.9% up to £729.3m. The no.1 market
Ireland saw marginal growth of 2.0% to £203.3m, although greater progress was
made
in exports to other key European markets (Netherlands +28.5% to £84.0m, Germany
+69.2% to £64.4m).
Tea, coffee, cocoa & spices exports
Tea, coffee, cocoa & spices exports at £675.4m were up 16.6%, whilst sugar
&
sugar confectionery exports rose 13.2% to £437.1m.
Non-alcoholic drink exports
Non-alcoholic drink (not including fruit juices which are part of the prepared
foods category) exports grew 30.6%, the second highest category rise behind
meat,
to reach £264.1m.
UK Exports of Food & Non-alcoholic drinks by Sector, 2007-08
(£ million)
| Sector |
2007 |
2008 |
% change 2008 vs 2007 |
| Other Prepared Foods (*) |
1,852.9 |
2,176.0 |
17.4 |
| Cereals and Bakery |
1,473.6 |
1,882.4 |
27.7 |
| Meat and Animal products |
886.6 |
1,226.0 |
38.3 |
| Fish and Seafood |
982.3 |
1,006.2 |
2.4 |
| Dairy |
763.5 |
837.9 |
9.7 |
| Fruit and Vegetables |
593.3 |
729.3 |
22.9 |
| Tea, Coffee, Cocoa and Spices |
579.1 |
675.4 |
16.6 |
| Sugar and Sugar Confectionery |
386.3 |
437.1 |
13.2 |
| Non-Alcoholic Drinks |
202.2 |
264.1 |
30.6 |
| Total |
7,719.8 |
9,234.2 |
20.0 |
(*) Inc. fats & oils, preserved fruit/veg, fruit juice, soups, sauces &
condiments, ice cream, vinegar, animal feeds and other miscellaneous products
Source: Leatherhead Food International
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Research carried out by Leatherhead Food International for the Food and Drink
Federation (June 2009)
Last reviewed: 03 Jun 2009