The Growth in Pig Meat Imports into the United Kingdom 1998-2003
By BPEX - An analysis of UK trade data shows that in the last five years there has been a dramatic increase in imports of pork, bacon and other processed pig meat products. Between 1998 and 2002, total pig meat imports increased by 273,000 tonnes (product weight) or
34%. In the first four months of 2003, there has been a further rise in overall pigmeat imports of 9% compared with a year earlier. However, fresh and frozen pork imports have increased by 29% over the same period.
21 July 2003
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