Exports of Scottish food and drink totaled GBP 1.2 billion (USD 1.5 billion, EUR 1.4 billion) in the first-quarter of this year, an increase of 11 percent or GBP 124 million (USD 158.6 million, EUR 141.6 million) year-on-year, new government figures have shown.
Whisky and salmon led the export chart in the three-month period with exports of Scotland's national drink achieving a total value of GBP 875.8 million (USD 1.1 billion, EUR 1 billion), up 9.9 percent or GBP 79 million (USD 101.…