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Substantial fall in dairy and meat exports to EU
26 April 2021 |
The dairy and meat sectors have been the worst impacted, with sales of milk and cream to EU down 96%
British food exports were down more than a fifth in February 2021, new figures show, driven by a fall in sales to the EU of nearly 41% compared to a year before.
In the first few months of 2021, exports to the bloc were down more than £1.1bn, impacting sales to most member states, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) says in a new update.
The dairy and meat sectors were worst impacted, with sales of milk and cream to the EU down 96%, and chicken and beef down by more than three quarters.
Exports to the EU down 40.9 percent on February 2020 according to FDF
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The FDF s trade snapshot has revealed some quite large decreases in exports
According to the FDF, total food and drink exports were down 21.3 percent, while exports to the EU were down 40.9 percent on the same period last year. According to the federation, the total decrease in exports to the EU were down £1.1 billion on February 2020’s figures, as food manufacturers adjust to a new way of doing business in a post-Brexit world.
Milk and cream exports were the hardest hit, with exports to the EU totalling just £0.9 million in first February 2021, compared to 24.2 million at the same at the same point last year (that’s a reduction of nearly 96.4 percent). Similarly, beef exports to the EU were down by £26 million, a decrease of 77.6 percent on last year’s figures.
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