Written questions

Seeds: Imports

Commons · Question 2216 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the amount of seeds imported into the UK from non-EU countries was by weight in each year since 2020.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 4 Jun 2026

This is the volume (kgs) of notifiable seed from non-EU countries declared to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) based on risk categorisation: 2025: 3,800,221.642024: 3,702,498.582023: 4,464,313.202022: 6,478,940.932021: 6,292,767.162020: 4,173,602...