Written question asked by Jonathan Lord (Conservative) on Monday, 20 October 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 October 2014. It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Monday, 27 October 2014 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Animals: Exports

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the number of animals exported (a) to the EU and (b) to countries outside the EU in each of the last five years.

Answer

Exports of Live Animals (in thousand head) from the UK to other EU Countries, 2009 to 2014
						(thousand head)
	Year
Livestock Type	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Grand Total
Pure bred breeding cattle	0	0		0	0	0	1
Non-pure bred breeding cattle	0		11	30	8	0	49
Pure bred breeding pigs	6	7	4	1	0		19
Non-pure bred breeding pigs			3				3
Sheep	78	54	87	63	86	105	473
Poultry <=185 grams	21,868	23,710	18,192	24,031	15,187	6,310	109,299
Poultry > 185 grams	91	580	679	642	238	53	2,283
Horses, asses and mules	2	2	2	2	4	1	14
Goats			0				0
Other animals	12	8	13	10	15	8	67
Grand Total	22,058	24,362	18,992	24,780	15,537	6,478	112,207

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Source: HM Revenue and Customs
Data prepared by Trade Statistics, Analysis & Evidence Team, DEFRA

2014 data are subject to amendments

EU data based on EU 28
Please note these figures are obtained using VAT records and will exclude some EU trade
for businesses which are below the VAT threshold. As a result, actual trade levels
may be higher than those given.
The data are subject to a degree of statistical error. The overall level of
errors is low, but these errors have a much greater proportional effect on
countries with small values or volumes of trade. Therefore, care is
needed when interpreting the data.

Notation:
0 = quantity less than half the unit shown
Empty cells are nil values

Exports from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland make up a significant proportion of the live

exports to the EU, accounting for around 90% of live UK sheep exports to the EU and 40% of live UK poultry exports to the EU.

Exports of Live Animals (in thousand head) from the UK to Non-EU Countries, 2009 to 2014
						(thousand head)
	Year
Livestock Type	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Grand Total
Pure bred breeding cattle	1		0		0	1	2
Non-pure bred breeding cattle	0	0	0	0	1		1
Pure bred breeding pigs	2	1	5	2	2	0	12
Non-pure bred breeding pigs	0		0	1	0		1
Sheep			0	1	0		1
Poultry <=185 grams	3,483	7,081	7,333	7,039	6,721	3,969	35,626
Poultry > 185 grams	0	0	1			0	1
Horses, asses and mules	3	5	2	3	3	1	17
Goats	0	0	0	0		0	0
Other animals	5	1	1	1	2	2	12
Grand Total	3,494	7,088	7,342	7,047	6,729	3,974	35,673

Ó Crown Copyright
Source: HM Revenue and Customs
Data prepared by Trade Statistics, Analysis & Evidence Team, DEFRA

2014 data are subject to amendments

The data are subject to a degree of statistical error. The overall level of
errors is low, but these errors have a much greater proportional effect on
countries with small values or volumes of trade. Therefore, care is
needed when interpreting the data.

Notation:
0 = quantity less than half the unit shown
Empty cells are nil values

Secondary information