Written question asked by Baroness Byford (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 August 2011.

Agriculture: Dairy Farms

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many tonnes of milk products have been exported for each of the past seven years.

Answer: The tables below show the volume of liquid milk and milk products exported from the UK as recorded in the official overseas trade statistics for the period 2004-2010. Liquid milk is exported from the UK in two forms, as raw milk for processing by dairies, or as liquid drinking milk (eg, pasteurised or UHT milk). Raw milk is only traded across the Irish border—that is, raw milk exports go from Northern Ireland for processing by dairies in the Republic of Ireland. UK exports of liquid milk, 2004-10Description 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Raw milk for processing 434 626 617 538 559 433 418 Liquid drinking milk 251 485 512 423 457 461 475 Source: DARDNI, HM Revenue and Customs 2010 data are subject to amendments UK exports of milk products, 2004-10Thousand tonnes Description 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Cheese 93 96 104 97 88 105 113 Milk powder 186 102 96 105 98 72 91 Cream 81 93 94 78 62 64 72 Whey 56 75 74 67 74 49 45 Ice Cream 53 51 56 39 33 39 42 Butter 35 45 36 32 24 27 27 Yoghurt 12 22 17 17 17 21 23 Buttermilk 13 20 22 25 14 18 17 Condensed milk 18 4 6 6 3 4 6 Other 11 0 1 1 1 0 1 Source: H M Revenue and Customs 2010 data is subject to amendments

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