Question reference: S5W-36201
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 11 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the value of food and drink exports since 2016, broken down by (i) region and (ii) country.
Answer
Please find information in the following tables.
Table 1. Scottish Exports of Food and Drink between 2016-2020, by Region (Ranked by 2019 Value) | |||||||
Region | Value (£000’s) | ||||||
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | |||
Food (1) | 1,424,802 | 1,641,589 | 1,602,219 | 1,778,883 | 1,656,553 | ||
1 | European Union | 982,085 | 1,110,378 | 1,082,092 | 1,166,360 | 1,076,179 | |
2 | Asia and Oceania | 155,278 | 216,446 | 216,604 | 228,642 | 147,135 | |
3 | North America | 115,795 | 151,599 | 151,606 | 185,735 | 130,489 | |
4 | Western Europe | 61,422 | 58,611 | 65,725 | 88,633 | 200,622 | |
5 | Middle East and North Africa | 69,362 | 67,090 | 59,119 | 78,023 | 64,357 | |
6 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28,708 | 20,495 | 14,430 | 14,588 | 13,102 | |
7 | Eastern Europe | 5,725 | 7,336 | 5,790 | 9,304 | 17,854 | |
8 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 6,427 | 9,634 | 6,853 | 7,598 | 6,815 | |
Drinks (2) | 3,763,779 | 4,018,531 | 4,281,323 | 4,479,740 | 3,592,188 | ||
1 | European Union | 1,197,190 | 1,246,730 | 1,316,625 | 1,391,418 | 1,220,125 | |
2 | North America | 1,182,923 | 1,244,743 | 1,280,365 | 1,282,242 | 975,318 | |
3 | Asia and Oceania | 716,883 | 818,787 | 947,572 | 1,049,759 | 856,403 | |
4 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 252,990 | 253,964 | 278,278 | 291,800 | 200,219 | |
5 | Middle East and North Africa | 191,355 | 208,863 | 215,282 | 196,908 | 103,917 | |
6 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 116,597 | 131,369 | 128,579 | 145,419 | 109,691 | |
7 | Western Europe | 87,571 | 87,982 | 81,242 | 84,187 | 89,285 | |
8 | Eastern Europe | 18,270 | 26,093 | 33,380 | 38,007 | 37,230 | |
9 | Ships and Stores (Non-EU) | .. | .. | 0 | .. | .. | |
Source: HMRC RTS, accessed 18 March 2021
* Provisional figures; (1) Includes all divisions in SITC Section 0; (2) Includes SITC Division 11.
Table 2. Scottish Exports of Food and Drink between 2016-2020, by Category (Ranked by 2019 Value) | |||||||
Category | Value (£000’s) | ||||||
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | |||
Food (1) | 1,424,802 | 1,641,589 | 1,602,219 | 1,778,883 | 1,656,553 | ||
03 |
Fish and seafood
| 768,412 | 946,602 | 917,620 | 1,020,197 | 875,106 | |
08 | Animal feed | 146,735 | 174,293 | 157,183 | 190,851 | 240,963 | |
04 | Cereals and cereals preparations | 173,207 | 179,973 | 165,886 | 177,482 | 166,941 | |
01 | Meat and meat preparations | 96,875 | 99,200 | 113,846 | 108,382 | 97,382 | |
05 | Vegetables and fruits | 63,642 | 62,192 | 67,348 | 82,716 | 75,450 | |
02 | Dairy products and eggs | 44,116 | 49,278 | 47,865 | 57,128 | 53,189 | |
00 | Live animals | 60,912 | 44,955 | 47,626 | 51,804 | 65,749 | |
09 | Miscellaneous and edible products | 35,662 | 41,398 | 48,251 | 49,523 | 48,692 | |
06 | Sugars and honey | 18,201 | 23,082 | 17,767 | 20,724 | 14,216 | |
07 | Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices | 17,040 | 20,616 | 18,827 | 20,076 | 18,865 | |
Drinks (2) | 3,763,779 | 4,018,531 | 4,281,323 | 4,479,740 | 3,592,188 | ||
11 | Drinks | 3,763,779 | 4,018,531 | 4,281,323 | 4,479,740 | 3,592,188 | |
Source: HMRC RTS, accessed 18 March 2021
* Provisional figures; (1) Includes all divisions in SITC Section 0; (2) Includes SITC Division 11.
Table 3. Scottish Exports of Food and Drink between 2016-2020, by Top 10 Country | ||||||||||||||
Destination and Value (£000’s) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | ||||||||||
Food (1) | 1,424,802 | 1,641,589 | 1,602,219 | 1,778,883 | 1,656,553 | |||||||||
1 | France | 378,143 | France | 448,278 | France | 438,700 | France | 505,060 | France | 458,612 | ||||
2 | Ireland | 160,780 | Ireland | 175,671 | Ireland | 181,122 | Ireland | 178,938 | Ireland | 159,827 | ||||
3 | Spain | 120,645 | Spain | 123,162 | USA | 129,451 | USA | 151,628 | Norway | 125,122 | ||||
4 | USA | 89,921 | USA | 122,758 | Spain | 115,229 | Spain | 112,891 | USA | 100,005 | ||||
5 | Italy | 73,920 | Italy | 84,694 | Italy | 79,236 | Australia | 76,370 | Spain | 86,358 | ||||
6 | Germany | 60,299 | Netherlands | 64,477 | Germany | 65,156 | Italy | 75,547 | Netherlands | 71,514 | ||||
7 | Netherlands | 51,895 | Australia | 60,838 | Netherlands | 60,830 | Germany | 71,718 | Germany | 63,001 | ||||
8 | Australia | 39,710 | Germany | 60,233 | Australia | 60,510 | Netherlands | 66,700 | Italy | 61,883 | ||||
9 | Norway | 36,655 | China | 56,794 | China | 54,115 | Norway | 54,009 | Poland | 43,929 | ||||
10 | Belgium | 35,003 | Belgium | 36,552 | Norway | 41,102 | China | 41,786 | Belgium | 38,665 | ||||
Drinks (2) | 3,763,779 | 4,018,531 | 4,281,323 | 4,479,740 | 3,592,188 | |||||||||
1 | USA | 992,737 | USA | 1,041,625 | USA | 1,056,945 | USA | 1,064,635 | USA | 794,710 | ||||
2 | France | 366,686 | France | 364,174 | France | 373,972 | France | 369,237 | France | 324,854 | ||||
3 | Spain | 169,850 | Singapore | 216,684 | Singapore | 232,936 | Singapore | 230,372 | Singapore | 182,278 | ||||
4 | Singapore | 167,993 | Spain | 168,458 | Spain | 169,349 | Spain | 175,039 | Latvia | 161,349 | ||||
5 | Germany | 153,008 | Germany | 152,873 | Germany | 147,099 | Taiwan | 168,926 | Taiwan | 145,302 | ||||
6 | UAE | 108,323 | Taiwan | 119,201 | Taiwan | 137,050 | Germany | 147,544 | Germany | 130,350 | ||||
7 | Canada | 101,554 | Canada | 114,604 | Australia | 122,381 | Latvia | 131,178 | Australia | 125,754 | ||||
8 | Australia | 101,208 | Australia | 105,648 | Canada | 117,701 | India | 129,769 | Canada | 114,831 | ||||
9 | Taiwan | 100,407 | UAE | 105,339 | Latvia | 117,572 | Japan | 124,752 | Japan | 103,479 | ||||
10 | Mexico | 88,626 | Latvia | 101,822 | UAE | 115,976 | Australia | 124,266 | Spain | 102,668 | ||||
Source: HMRC RTS, accessed 18 March 2021.
* Provisional figures; (1) Includes all divisions in SITC Section 0; (2) Includes SITC Division 11.
This information has been extracted using HMRC's Regional Trade Statistics data files available at: https://www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/
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Source: HMRC RTS, accessed 18 March 2021