date:Sep 29, 2012
UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports have continued to grow this year, rising to 5.9bn in the first six months of the year an increase of 2.2% compared with the same period of 2011, according to the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Exports to all non-EU regions, apart from those surrounding the Eurozone, grew by more than 7%.
But EU exports rose by only 0.7% reflecting the Eurozone debt crisis. The financial turmoil has resulted in big drops in exports to some key markets, particularly Fr