Written question WQ89966
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 12 days
Question
What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the economic benefits to Welsh farmers of new opportunities to export Welsh lamb to Japan?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
In 2019 a new trade deal between the UK and Japan opened the Japanese market to beef and lamb from the UK including Wales.
It is important to capitalise on this opportunity, and I welcome the success HCC have had in securing deals for Welsh farmers to export lamb to Japan.
Exports of meat and meat products were worth £265 million in 2022 – the latest official figures – and with just over a third of the value of all exports, they constitute the largest category for food and drink exports from Wales.