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Exports and the UK market

Exports help to prevent over-supply of domestic markets, supporting base prices relative to world values.

Growers within around 50 miles of a port may consider growing for the export market.

Wheat exports

Wheat exports account for 15 – 20 per cent of the annual UK crop, with around two million tonnes exported each year. The 2010/11 season saw the UK exporting almost double the export surplus, demonstrating the strong demand for UK wheat. A large proportion of UK wheat exports are varieties used by overseas customers for milling. Overseas millers have different requirements to UK millers, click here to learn more.

Overseas markets

The UK has exported wheat to 23 different countries so far in the 2010/11 season.

Destination country Wheat 10/11 (Jul-Mar) tonnes
Algeria 23,750
Belgium-Luxembourg 209,046
China 3
Cyprus 0
Denmark 13,010
Eire 127,366
Finland 0
France 199,363
Germany 181,563
Greece 12,857
Iceland 7,328
Italy 78,076
Malta 0
Mauritania 17,176
Morocco 44,906
Netherlands 582,694
Nigeria 3
Norway 5,550
Philippines 0
Portugal 87,355
South Africa 0
Spain 558,764
Thailand 53,100
Tunisia 76,773
Turkey 7,013
USA 3
Vietnam 58,314

BCE actively engages with buyers in the following markets. Click for a country profile: Algeria , Egypt, Holland , Morocco , Portugal, Spain , Tunisia