A diverse and global supply of food is essential for the resilience of our food supply: achieving 100% self-sufficiency in indigenous products would not insulate us from shocks to the system – for example, weather and disease can affect the harvest and yields. The UK is 76% self-sufficient ('production to supply ratio') in home grown food, and rely on imports for the things which cannot be grown in the UK due to climate condition.

The UK dairy industry has world class expertise in the processing and distribution of fresh dairy products, particularly fresh pasteurised liquid milk.