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, the UK produces approximately 4m tonnes of meat, 791,000 tonnes of eggs, and 15m tonnes of milk a year. We each consume on average 80kg of meat, 0.57kg of eggs and 223kg of milk a year. Extrapolating for a population of 68 million, we need 5.7m tonnes of meat, 38,000 tonnes of eggs, and 15m tonnes of milk. So we produce 71% of our meat needs, much more of our egg needs, and about 70% of our milk.
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