Written question asked by Janet Anderson (Labour) on Monday, 21 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 March 2005. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much (a) wild and (b) farmed caviar was imported into the UK in each of the last five years, broken down by country of origin. - Including table.

Answer: Janet Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much (a) wild and (b) farmed caviar was imported into the UK in each of the last five years, broken down by country of origin. [217989] Alun Michael: I have been asked to reply. The following table shows UK imports of caviar and caviar substitute for the years 2000 to 2004. Imports for wild and farmed caviar are not separately identified. Tonnes _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Product/country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total Caviar Germany 14 1 10 87 69 181 France 3 1 64 9 43 120 Russia 6 7 0 -- -- 12 Denmark 0 0 2 2 0 4 Greece -- -- -- 3 0 3 Others 4 1 2 2 2 12 Caviar total 27 11 78 102 115 333 Caviar substitute Iceland 229 134 17 39 10 430 Denmark 33 52 29 27 26 167 USA 3 38 8 6 21 75 Greece 3 8 3 1 27 42 Netherlands 0 3 1 1 23 29 Others 9 7 15 13 47 91 Caviar substitute total 278 242 73 88 153 835 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: 2004 data are subject to amendments until 30 June 2005 Source: HM Customs and Excise Data prepared by Trade statistics, Food Chain Analysis 3, DEFRA

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