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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Sir Nicholas Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the UK's raw milk production was in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how this raw milk is processed, broken down by percentage. [148690] Alun Michael: The following table provides information on the UK raw milk production and supply, and how this supply is then utilised for liquid consumption and the manufacture of products. UK raw milk production and utilisation Million litres _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Calendar years 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Supply and Use (a) Production 14,317 14,549 14,259 14,256 14,420 14,218 14,587 14,078 14,291 14,449 Imports 1-- 1-- 181 111 128 129 111 105 64 72 Exports 89 129 185 173 290 373 465 445 414 421 Total new 14.228 14,420 14,255 14,194 14,258 13,973 14,233 13,738 13,941 14,100 supply of which: For liquid 6,806 6,765 6,922 6,838 6,748 6,739 6,853 6,768 6,761 6,756 consumption (48%) (47%) (49%) (48%) (47%) (48%) (48%) (49%) (48%) (48%) For 7,061 7,298 6,918 6,934 7,059 6,821 6,988 6,550 6,714 6,939 manufacture of which: Butter (b) 284 (2%) 292 (2%) 273 (2%) 266 (2%) 284 (2%) 281 (2%) 290 (2%) 270 (2%) 259 (2%) 279 (2%) Cheese 3,267 3,248 3,182 3,348 3,371 3,257 3,297 3,032 3,568 3,449 (23%) (23%) (22%) (24%) (24%) (23%) (23%) (22%) (26%) (24%) Cream (b) 262 (2%) 277 (2%) 279 (2%) 276 (2%) 263 (2%) 263 (2%) 271 (2%) 266 (2%) 259 (2%) 260 (2%) Condensed 731 (5%) 751 (5%) 661 (5%) 719 (5%) 692 (5%) 643 (5%) 603 (4%) 522 (4%) 536 (4%) 491 (3%) milk (c) Milk 458 (3%) 531 (4%) 623 (4%) 558 (4%) 822 (6%) 809 (6%) 853 (6%) 932 (7%) 781 (6%) 825 (6%) powder--full cream Milk 1,437 1,567 1,422 1,322 (9%) 1,146 (8%) 1,101 (8%) 1,123 (8%) 889 (6%) 663 (5%) 973 (7%) powder-- (10%) (11%) (70%) skimmed Other 623 (4%) 632 (4%) 480 (3%) 445 (3%) 482 (3%) 467 (3%) 549 (4%) 640 (5%) 649 (5%) 663 (5%) Dairy 1-- 1-- 113 (1%) 86 (1%) 112 (1%) 80 (1%) 56 (-) 91 (1%) 132 (1%) 98 (1%) wastage and stock change Other uses 1-- 1-- 301 (2%) 336 (2%) 338 (2%) 333 (2%) 338 (2%) 329 (2%) 334 (2%) 307 (2%) (d) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Equals less than 0.5 per cent. Note: (a) Aggregated data from surveys run by Defra, SEERAD and DARDNI on the utilisation of milk by dairies. (b) Includes the utilisation of the residual fat of low fat liquid milk production. (c) Includes condensed milk used in the production of chocolate crumb and in the production of machine skimmed milk. (d) Includes farmhouse consumption, milk fed to stock and on farm waste. Excludes suckled milk.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

416 c1018W;416 c1016W; 148690

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Dairy products Exports Imports Production Milk

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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