Food Supply

(asked on 27th February 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the currentĀ level of UK self-sufficiency in fruit and vegetables.


Answered by
Lord Benyon Portrait
Lord Benyon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 13th March 2023

The UK production to supply ratio for fresh fruit was 15% in 2021. For fresh vegetables, the ratio was 57%.

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