Table 1 shows the volume of animal feed ingredients imported into the UK from 2004 to 2008, split by type and exporting country, as recorded in the Official Trade Statistics. Table 1 excludes whole cereal grains, which are shown in Table 2.
Table 2 shows estimates for the volume imported into the UK from 2003-04 to 2007-08 of whole cereal grain used in animal feedingstuffs. The Official Trade Statistics do not specifically distinguish whole cereal grain for animal feed from that for human consumption. However an estimate of imported cereal grain used for animal feed is derived and published as part of the UK Supply and Demand estimates on a crop year basis (July to June).
This estimate is derived from total import figures from the Official Trade Statistics and survey data on use of cereal grain by various cereal processors. It is not possible to provide a country of origin/despatch breakdown.
Tonnes Description EU/Non EU Country 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Cereal straw and husks EU Netherlands 124,980 76,852 71,717 5,563 386 Irish Republic 18,953 18,068 17,833 15,187 12,189 Other EU 2 9 100 80 22 Non EU USA 5 5 3,701 22,125 38,303 Other Non-EU 4 4 2,949 8,076 9,178 Total 143,943 94,937 96,300 51,030 60,078 Lucerne meal and pellets EU Italy — — 2,684 21,519 19,744 Netherlands 2,429 2,708 5,705 221 0 France 2,092 2,457 2,065 2,226 2,206 Irish Republic — 354 460 5,918 2,376 Other EU 1 56 26 1,728 2 Non EU Canada 1,786 1,587 2,000 2,767 4,591 Other Non-EU 87 81 95 129 152 Total 6,394 7,242 13,033 34,507 29,071 Swedes, mangolds, vetches, fodder roots, forage kale and other forage crops EU France 8,329 8,080 7,801 10,187 4,366 Belgium 3,153 3,090 1,331 390 859 Germany 486 3,212 1,616 163 1,331 Netherlands 207 202 2,673 1,822 1,094 Irish Republic 80 1,013 814 2,016 477 Spain 51 — 2,920 162 — Other EU 45 5 97 511 535 Non EU USA 1,956 2,280 2,677 1,790 2,835 Canada 385 307 95 1,239 608 Other Non-EU 1,247 299 149 89 242 Total 15,940 18,488 20,173 18,369 12,345 Vegetables residues and by-products—grape marc, acorns, pomace etc. EU Netherlands 48,105 60,575 36,201 55,160 34,591 Spain 30,169 13,629 25,499 8,530 8,089 Other EU 13,713 21,303 12,342 20,205 19,304 Non EU Brazil 147,004 204,978 105,391 162,646 86,323 Argentina 16,734 24,683 45,225 109,235 293,770 USA 163,574 67,432 48,541 36,347 122,355 Other Non-EU 132 289 191 583 1,868 Total 419,431 392,889 273,389 392,705 566,300 Brans, sharps and other residues—of Leguminous vegetables EU Irish Republic 207 241 194 146 186 Belgium 94 69 97 99 175 Portugal 167 71 — — — Germany 35 23 24 3 — Other EU 19 0 20 0 5 Non EU China — — — — 52 Other Non-EU — — — 1 9 Total 522 404 336 249 428 Brans, sharps and other residues—of Maize EU Irish Republic 8,667 8,599 12,333 8,317 2,806 Netherlands — 3,285 0 — — Other EU 62 110 90 54 16 Non EU USA — 0 — 1 130 Other Non-EU — — — 2 15 Total 8,729 11,993 12,423 8,375 2,967 Brans, sharps and other residues—of Rice EU Germany 16 11 28 — — Belgium 8 3 14 — — France 1 24 0 — — Other EU — 6 3 — — Non EU Egypt 22 22 — — — China 4 3 18 — — USA 6 6 4 — — Other Non-EU 0 1 — — Total 57 75 69 — — Brans, sharps and other residues—of Wheat EU Netherlands 48,003 47,891 55,614 54,323 63,470 Irish Republic 11,557 14,332 13,299 19,442 12,687 Germany 2 1,072 177 5,658 1,986 France 5,236 2 884 208 73 Other EU 9,628 1,466 2,071 1,081 5,234 Non EU Australia — — — — 23 Other Non-EU 10 15 0 5 4 Total 74,436 64,778 72,045 80,718 83,477 Brans, sharps and other residues—of Other cereals EU Irish Republic 3,110 2,764 3,941 2,667 3,079 Denmark — 2,247 — 1,197 — Netherlands 1,172 0 — 1 21 Other EU 228 16 143 71 46 Non EU USA — 0 — 7 20 Other Non-EU 2 — — 1 4 Total 4,512 5,028 4,084 3,945 3,169 Oil cake and meal—of Soya beans EU Netherlands 437,119 376,502 268,486 226,572 220,699 Other EU 54,603 49,860 37,613 60,855 109,884 Non EU Brazil 978,315 950,867 708,242 731,122 741,371 Argentina 254,746 165,268 783,249 999,107 1,030,704 USA 121 60,448 34 48,687 77,563 Other Non-EU 50,842 56,653 36,426 23,546 34,809 Total 1,775,745 1,659,598 1,834,051 2,089,888 2,215,029 Oil cake and meal—of Groundnuts EU Netherlands — — — 23 — Other EU — — — 6 2 Non EU Senegal 4,995 — — — — Gambia 2,354 — — — — Total 7,349 — — 29 2 Oil cake and meal—of Cotton seeds EU Irish Republic 873 883 634 6 — Netherlands — — — 165 — Non EU Brazil 12,504 — — — — Benin 9,384 — — — — Nigeria — 3,652 987 — — Other Non-EU 1,346 — 5 — — Total 24,107 4,535 1,626 171 — Oil cake and meal—of Linseed EU Belgium 265 1,484 — 131 744 Irish Republic — — 139 411 343 Germany 76 20 — — — Other EU — 0 — — 56 Non EU Argentina — 1,085 — — — Faroe Islands — 652 — — — China — — 190 228 100 Canada 1 — — — — Total 341 3,242 329 770 1,243 Oil cake and meal—of Sunflower seeds EU Netherlands 117,650 78,118 76,599 51,245 43,041 Portugal 43,661 27,515 18,404 12,866 24,724 Latvia 6,146 5,242 18,137 40,070 39,170 Lithuania — 15,141 — 32,018 5,529 Greece — — 5,869 8,882 20,154 France 9,848 328 — 3,008 17,835 Spain — — 5,586 3,031 10,748 Other EU 14,812 9,557 4,057 16,196 7,857 Non EU Argentina 127,988 137,531 171,985 95,673 158,535 Russia 4,850 5,516 42,057 72,469 115,899 Ukraine 18,182 24,836 49,760 63,444 12,638 Uruguay — 20,500 — — — Other Non-EU 15,620 — — 2,715 15,375 Total 358,758 324,283 392,453 401,616 471,504 Oil cake and meal—of Rape or Colza seeds EU Poland 23,627 67,478 47,005 67,772 79,200 Belgium 21,157 27,401 28,698 56,813 56,890 Netherlands 7,620 424 20,414 58,621 77,203 Germany 23,213 36,993 18,994 18,788 24,709 France 2,702 1,816 4,910 6,245 18,214 Other EU 1,185 7,292 11,463 4,351 13,112 Non EU South Africa — 20 — — — Other Non-EU — 1 — — 0 Total 79,505 141,425 131,484 212,590 269,327 Oil cake and meal—of Coconut or Copra EU Belgium — 0 0 — — Non EU Malaysia 5,021 — — — — Jamaica — — — — 0 Total 5,021 0 0 — 0 Oil cake and meal—of Palm nut or kernels EU Netherlands 34,397 41,872 19,928 10,679 2,222 Other EU 3,266 5,899 13,447 3,823 1,181 Non EU Malaysia 512,940 672,873 594,038 321,932 31,626 Indonesia 191,395 143,151 264,293 260,404 413,875 Other Non-EU 28,011 19,282 18,165 69,375 23,789 Total 770,010 883,077 909,872 666,214 472,693 Oil cake and meal—of other oil seeds and oleaginous plants—olives, sesame seed etc. EU Spain 96,578 135,535 11,230 132,160 144,461 Denmark 1,093 20,805 12,045 31,377 13,724 Greece — 14,873 16,544 23,342 3,704 Sweden — 4,547 5,301 — 3,301 Estonia — 5,321 7,685 — — Belgium 21 9,398 466 410 10,441 Non EU Tunisia 3,470 11,387 7,931 26,315 45,111 USA 1,199 1,145 1,125 1,181 19,940 Other Non-EU 5,735 7 19,669 23 8 Total 108,096 203,017 81,996 214,808 240,690 Flours, meals and pellets of meat or meat offal (including tankage); greaves—unfit for human consumption EU Netherlands 27,599 4,210 3,293 2,139 1,292 Germany 889 2,685 3,982 2,618 2,666 Belgium 1,735 4,703 4,854 1,237 — Lithuania 93 10,585 0 — — Spain 272 1,538 1,272 469 41 Other EU 183 1,240 514 646 1,943 Non EU New Zealand 1,125 941 607 598 302 Australia 458 292 — 236 1,659 Other Non-EU 50 151 13 78 54 Total 32,404 26,344 14,534 8,022 7,956 Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates—unfit for human consumption EU Denmark 24,701 16,093 25,168 12,884 21,983 Germany 8,206 25,420 30,783 13,488 8,349 Irish Republic 15,060 11,723 6,065 11,635 9,152 Other EU 3,260 5,362 779 2,860 1,543 Non EU Peru 19,434 23,201 37,623 21,156 24,610 Iceland 42,513 33,346 13,608 3,778 10,337 Faroe Islands 11,508 10,893 2,297 3,378 7,901 Chile 6,514 12,639 10,923 5,072 199 Norway 9,537 3,699 7,894 9,878 3,805 Other Non-EU 1,743 4,343 4,288 3,540 3,137 Total 142,476 146,720 139,426 87,670 91,017 Residues of starch manufacture EU Irish Republic 27,687 24,080 33,700 18,637 9,373 France 18,578 7,848 21,648 22,777 39,189 Netherlands 36,175 2,796 6,858 4,796 4,606 Spain 1,343 4,664 31,693 — — Other EU 5,156 877 2,578 2,776 12,880 Non EU USA 20,503 37,376 67,457 10,456 9,019 Other Non-EU 2 166 678 846 219 Total 109,445 77,806 164,611 60,287 75,286 Residues of sugar manufacture—beet pulp, bagasse EU Netherlands 4,425 10,849 20,719 13,293 3,208 Germany 1,797 5,672 11,908 12,299 12,599 Irish Republic 5,196 6,050 5,583 8,438 8,483 Spain 9,225 5,600 2,391 — — France 0 — 8,023 4,130 — Belgium 1 — 6,227 2,290 — Italy 6,656 — — — — Denmark — — 4,034 1,818 — Other EU 188 48 2,408 1,979 2,551 Non EU USA 20,725 — — 17,509 35,109 Russia — — 2,350 — 6,548 Canada — — — — 5,623 Other Non-EU — — 91 264 2,905 Total 48,213 28,220 63,735 62,021 77,027 Residues of brewing and distilling—dregs and waste EU Irish Republic 11,551 12,974 13,269 15,308 15,187 Netherlands 11,638 3,195 — 4,102 19,058 France — — — 6,215 14,738 Other EU 3,970 3,498 7,441 11,352 14,870 Non EU USA 258,762 247,467 239,132 119,321 33,587 Other Non-EU 14 19 11 2,901 14,242 Total 285,935 267,154 259,853 159,199 111,682 Wine lees or Argol EU France — — 0 — 26 Germany — — 0 1 3 Non EU New Zealand — — — 0 — Japan — — — 0 — Singapore — — — 0 — Total — — 0 1 29 Preparations of a kind used for animal food(excluding dog and cat food), not elsewhere stated EU Irish Republic 27,201 39,462 57,311 80,226 44,950 Netherlands 27,578 16,632 83,868 77,312 38,884 Germany 9,006 15,326 67,794 10,317 22,720 Belgium 15,838 13,619 12,909 14,954 14,279 Hungary 15,974 8,596 9,115 11,687 12,359 Other EU 14,321 16,176 19,448 22,021 22,429 Non EU USA 625,841 583,576 435,653 156,129 29,311 Other Non-EU 7,094 9,487 8,731 5,041 5,145 Total 742,854 702,875 694,828 377,687 190,075 Notes: 1. Data prepared by Trade Statistics, Economics and Statistics Programme, DEFRA. 2. 2008 data are subject to amendments. 3. Figures showing as zero are less than 0.5 tonnes. 4. These figures exclude preparations for pet animals such as dog and cat food. 5. Exports from outside the EU which are shown in table 1 are based on the country of origin. This is the country where the goods were originally produced. Exports from the EU shown are based on the country of despatch. This is the country where the last commercial transaction of the goods took place and may be different from the country of origin. This distinction is an artefact of the different administrative recording systems by which the data are collected. Source: H M Revenue and Customs
Tonnes Crop year Cereal type 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Wheat 177,000 13,000 85,000 114,000 90,000 Barley 60,000 73,000 55,000 106,000 92,000 Maize 413,000 404,000 405,000 437,000 717,000 Source: DEFRA, HNIRC