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<p>The information requested at this level of detail is not held by Defra. However,
we can provide information taken from the ONS Annual Population Survey which shows
the number of EU/EEA nationals working permanently in the agricultural sector for
the whole of the UK. These figures will not include seasonal workers living in communal
or temporary accommodation and do not show a distinction between semi-skilled and
unskilled workers in agriculture.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS Annual Population Survey showed
that the number of EEA nationals working permanently in UK agriculture in 2019 was
approximately 18,000.</p><p> </p><p>Further ONS data suggests that meat processing
(48%), fish processing (46%), fruit and veg processing (35%) and the manufacture of
other food products (27%) had high proportions of non-UK EU nationals in their workforce
in 2019.</p>
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