Bishop of Exeter asks about horticultural exports

The Bishop of Exeter received the following written answer on 17th April 2023:

The Lord Bishop of Exeter asked His Majesty’s Government what was the total amount of exports from the horticultural sector in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.

Lord Benyon:

Volume of Trade: UNITS= Thousand Tonnes

	CALENDAR YEAR	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
						Provision
VEGETABLES:
	Home Production Marketed (HPM)	2,468	2,524	2,599	2,548	2,434
	Imports	2,268	2,356	2,213	1,978	2,043
	Exports	145	143	108	69	96
	Total Supply:	4,590.7	4,736.6	4,703.8	4,457.2	4,380.4
	HPM as % of Total Supply	53.8	53.3	55.3	57.2	55.6
FRUIT:
	Home Production Marketed (HPM)	731	688	657	577	646
	Imports	3661	3657	3564	3327	3277
	Exports	156	162	178	37	38
	Total Supply:	4,235.2	4,183.7	4,043.4	3,867.2	3,885.3
	HPM as % of Total Supply	17.3	16.4	16.2	14.9	16.6

Value of Trade: UNITS = £ Million

		CALENDAR YEAR	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
							Provisional
	TOTAL VEGETABLES:
		Veg Imports	2,467.8	2,576.2	2,552.3	2,370.0	2,736.3
		Veg Exports	129.7	129.3	112.1	72.9	85.5
	TOTAL FRUIT:
		Fruit Imports	3,786.3	3,899.8	3,949.6	3,733.0	3,902.1
		Fruit Exports	156.2	156.3	185.4	62.6	64.1
	GRAND TOTALS:
		Imports	6,254.1	6,475.9	6,501.9	6,103.0	6,638.5
		Exports	286	286	297	135	150
* Trade figures relate to fresh produce where distinguishable.

Value of Ornamental Horticulture Exports: UNITS £ Million

2018	2019	2020	2021	2002
52.7	54	57.8	60.3	56.6

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