UK butter imports decline in 2000 - Brief Article

Eurofood, April 26, 2001

UK butter imports (excluding butteroil) declined in 2000, according to Provision Trade Federation (PTF) figures. Total imports were pegged at 96 878 tonnes last year, down 4% from the 1999 level of 101 237t.

New Zealand, the main supplier to the UK market, delivered 21% less butter in 2000, with deliveries amounting to 36 437t (1999: 46 180t). Irish exports noted a 15% drop to 17 929t while shipments from Denmark, the second largest supplier, rose 36% to 33 454t. Butter exports, fell by a disappointing 29%, due largely to a 33%