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EU Dairy Imports
Published 17 May 12
EU Dairy Imports
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Jan-Mar 12 EU imports are up for the majority of products compared with the same period last year
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Butter and Butteroil imports stood at 30,000 tonnes, compared with just over 4,000 tonnes for the same period in 2011.
- Cheese imports (Jan-Mar) were 20,700 tonnes, an increase of 7,100 tonnes (41.9%) compared to the same period last year.
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EU Dairy Imports (Thousand Tonnes) |
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2010 |
2011 |
Jan-Mar 2012 |
|
SMP |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Whey Powder |
4 |
4 |
1 |
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Cheese |
81 |
72 |
21 |
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WMP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Butter/butteroil |
34 |
31 |
30 |
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Condensed Milk |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Note: All data subject to retrospective
changes.
Import data excludes imports for inward processing (for the
manufacture of finished products that are subsequently
exported)
Source: Eurostat
Latest import figures (Jan-Mar) show that imports were up for the majority of products.
Butter and Butteroil imports stood at 30,000 tonnes, compared with just over 4,000 tonnes for the same period in 2011. Much of this is on account of imports coming from New Zealand to a variety of destinations. Total imports in 2011 stood at 31,000 tonnes, a slight decrease on the previous year.
Cheese imports (Jan-Mar) were 20,700 tonnes, an increase of 7,100 tonnes (41.9%) compared to the same period last year. Germany saw imports of 6,900 tonnes, 1,300 tonnes more than the same period in 2011.
There were also increases in imports of liquid whey, casein and lactose during the period January to March.
