The Netherlands least dependent

Cyprus most dependent on English dairy imports

23 February 2017 - Redactie Boerenbusiness

In 2015, England imported 2,5 billion pounds of dairy from EU countries. The same figures show that Cyprus is most dependent on England's dairy imports. Only a small amount of dairy goes to England from the Netherlands.

Cyprus exported £80 million worth of dairy in 2015. Much of this, £33 million, was supplied to England. Cyprus is therefore, at 41 percent, the most dependent on English dairy imports.

Greece exports 17 percent to England

The country is closely followed by Ireland. That country exports 2.131 million pounds worth of dairy, of which 672 million pounds is imported by England. This means that 32 percent of total dairy exports go to England. Greece closes the top 3. The country exports 17 percent of total dairy exports to England. 

England imports relatively little from the larger export countries (Germany, France and the Netherlands). Germany exported the most dairy in 2015. Of this, 290 million pounds, 5 percent of the total, was exported to England. The Netherlands is least dependent on dairy imports from England. Only 3 percent of our total dairy exports go to England. 

Total dairy exports of 2015:

  Total exports (million)  Exports to England (million)  Percentage of exports to England
Ireland 2.131 672 32%
France 5.005 468 9%
Germany 5.928 290 5%
Belgium 2.057 157 8%
Italy 1.885 155 8%
Denmark  1.559 155 10%
The Netherlands 5.673 154 3%
Greece 403 70 17%
Poland 1.287 64 5%
Spain 867 40 5%
Cyprus 80 33 41%

Source: Eurostat

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