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The
UK is the 7th largest milk producer in the
world and the 3rd largest in Europe. It accounts for
approximately 12.5% of the cows milk collected from
farms in the EU. In 1999/2000 the UK produced 14.1
billion litres of milk and in 2000/2001 it produced
13.9 billion litres.
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This
country is basically self-sufficient in milk
producing 95% of it's requirements. It also participates
in a significant trade in milk products.
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UK
Production |
UK
Export |
UK
Import |
Butter |
141,000
tonnes |
43,000 tonnes |
118,000
tonnes |
Cheese |
368,000
tonnes |
61,000
tonnes |
272,000
tonnes |
Cream |
272,000
tonnes |
95,000
tonnes |
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Milk
Powder |
204,000
tonnes |
132,000
tonnes |
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The
price
that milk purchasers pay to producers is not within
the Governments control, it is a commercial matter
for negotiation between the parties concerned.
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Milk
is tasty, satisfying
and nourishing, we would be lost without it in the
kitchen, if you stop and think for a minute of the
things that wouldn't quite taste the same without
milk the list would be endless:- Yorkshire Puddings,
Rice Pudding, Chocolate, Pizza, Lasagna and Custard
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