How much milk is imported into the UK?

Is the UK self sufficient in milk?

The UK is circa 77% self-sufficient when it comes to milk production (see Figure 1). Levels of future trade will depend on tariff levels for imports into the UK. Current WTO tariff levels for dairy products entering the UK from outside the EU are set at an average of 40%.

How much dairy does the UK import?

Dairy import value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2020

This statistic shows the value of dairy imported into the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020. In 2020, the dairy imports value peaked at an estimate of 3.33 billion British pounds.

Where does the majority of milk come from?

Farm Milk Production

Most major milk-producing States are in the western and northern areas of the country. The top five milk production States in 2020 were California, Wisconsin, Idaho, New York, and Texas. These States collectively produced more than 50 percent of U.S. milk supply.

How much UK milk is exported?

Only 6% of all UK produced milk was exported in 2020, with the rest used domestically. The table below shows how consumption patterns have changed over the last 20 years.

Is UK milk imported?

The UK runs the second largest dairy trade deficit in the world. Currently, 16% of the UK’s dairy is imported with 98% of these imports of EU origin. This trade with the UK constitutes 10% of the EU’s total dairy exports with Ireland and France being the major exporters of dairy products to the UK.

Is milk imported?

From 2019 to 2020, international purchases of milk dipped by -1.2% in value. … The world’s 5 biggest markets for imported milk are China, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Italy. Collectively, those 5 countries bought about one third (33%) of milk imported worldwide during 2020.

Where does milk come from UK?

While other animals also provide milk, such as sheep and goats, milk from a dairy cow is the most popular in the UK.

How much milk does the UK export to Europe?

Figures published by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, citing HMRC data, also showed that in February 2020, just under 76,500 tonnes of milk and 901 tonnes of bulk cream were exported to Europe – compared to just 131 and 436 tonnes of milk and cream sent respectively in February 2021.

Does the UK import or export more cheese?

Since 2003, imports have generally been growing with some slight fluctuation. During 2020, imports of cheese were worth approximately 1.7 billion British pounds.
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Import volume of cheese in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020* (in 1,000 tons)

Which country is the biggest exporter of milk?

Searchable List of Milk Exporting Countries

Which country is the largest consumer of milk?

In 2020, India consumed the most cow milk worldwide, drinking over 81 million metric tons.
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Annual consumption of fluid cow milk worldwide in 2020, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)