Question reference: S5W-14467
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 7 February 2018 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 13 March 2018
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-00925 by Fergus Ewing on 6 February 2018 (Official Report, c. 7), how many (a) sheep and lambs and (b) cattle and calves were exported for slaughter or fattening in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017 to (A) the rest of the UK and (B) other countries, and how much these exports were worth.
Answer
The Scottish Government has identified the following data for movements of cattle and sheep. The data are from the Trade Control and Export System compiled by the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Information on movements within the UK are only available for movements to Northern Ireland.
Exports | Sheep and Lambs 2016 | Sheep and Lambs 2017 | Cattle and Calves 2016 | Cattle and Calves 2017 |
To Northern Ireland for production | not available | 0 | not available | 170 |
To Northern Ireland for Slaughter | not available | 2,282 | not available | 5,397 |
To countries outside of UK for production | not available | 997 | not available | 5,535 |
To countries outside of UK for Slaughter | not available | 2,456 (to Republic of Ireland only) | not available | 671(to Republic of Ireland only) |
The Trade Control and Export System contains information that 2,708 weaned sheep, 47 weaned cattle and 3,250 un-weaned cattle were exported to countries outside of the UK in 2016. Information on whether this was for breeding, fattening or slaughter is not available.
Data on the value of these exports is not available.