During August, the UK imported 17,900 tonnes of fresh and frozen beef, up 500 tonnes on July (3%), however back 3,500 tonnes (16%) on August last year.
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Ireland remained the dominant supplier of fresh/frozen beef to the UK, sending 12,400 tonnes in August, with the next largest supplier being Germany, with 1,300 tonnes. Despite being the largest supplier, August’s import volumes from Ireland were down 27% from August last year. Imports from the Netherlands and Poland also recorded notable year on year decreases of 24% and 41% respectively. Between them, 800 fewer tonnes were sent than a year earlier. These decreases were partially offset by increased imports from Germany (+41%), Spain (+63%), Namibia (+653%) and the South American countries of Argentina (+139%) and Uruguay (+56%).Imports so far this year (Jan-Aug) have totalled 152,300 tonnes, up 8,800 tonnes (6.1%) on the same period for 2021 and 4% (6,500 tonnes) higher than 2020. While rising, they remained below pre-pandemic imports.For the month of August, UK exports of fresh and frozen beef totalled 9,500 tonnes, an increase of 426 tonnes (4.7%) on August 2021, although back ...
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