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Palm Oil

Volume 451: debated on Monday 6 November 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what volume of palm oil was imported from Colombia in each of the last five years; what the total UK market share Colombian palm oil had in the sector in the same period; and if he will make a statement. (98660)

According to information published by HM Revenue and Customs the volume of palm oil imported into the UK from Colombia in the last five years was as follows:

Metric Tonne

2001

61,998

2002

40,058

2003

64,271

2004

104,200

2005

110,670

Information on sales by UK manufacturers is suppressed for commercial confidentiality. Consequently, it is not possible to calculate the share of UK market held by imports from Colombia.