HC Deb 17 April 1973 vol 855 cc82-3W
Mr. Spearing

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will tabulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT the acreage of sugar beet grown or expected to be grown in each of the existing member States of the EEC for years 1970–71 to 1973–74 together with the equivalent tons of refined sugar, respectively, the total internal requirement for each of those years and the tonnage imported and exported.

Mr. Anthony Stodart

Following is the information:

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AREA OF SUGAR BEET GROWN ('000 acres)
Year (July-June) West Germany France Belgium/Luxembourg Nether-lands Italy United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Denmark
1970–71 768 909 222 257 680 441 63 114
1971–72 786 964 227 255 628 447 72 124
1972–73 818 1,025 247 279 618 442 83 138
(est.)
1973–74 (est.) 852 1,124 259 279 618 468 76 166
PRODUCTION OF REFINED BEET SUGAR ('000 long tons)
Year (July-June) West Germany France Belgium/Luxembourg Nether-lands Italy United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Denmark
1970–71 1,860 2,440 542 646 1,081 892 162 286
1971–72 2,121 2,894 760 758 1,138 1,069 173 293
1972–73 2,004 2,699 606 685 1,153 872 155 310
Estimates for 1973–74 are not yet available.
TOTAL INTERNAL REQUIREMENTS ('000 long tons)
Year (July-June) West Germany France Belgium/Luxembourg Nether-lands Italy United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Denmark
1970–71 2,107 2,037 338 658 1,503 2,651 134 260
1971–72 2,080 1,778 340 597 1,499 2,586 134 239
1972–73 2,100 1,886 345 610 1,543 2,568 N.A. N.A.
Estimates for 1973–74 are not yet available.
SUGAR IMPORTED AND EXPORTED EACH YEAR ('000 long tons)
West Germany France Belgium/Luxembourg Netherlands
Year (July-June) Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports
1970–71 27 65 583 25 108 8 74 11
1971–72 207 54 483 25 144 8 76 10
Italy United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Denmark
Year (July-June) Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports
1970–71 5 13 289 2,103 18 29 43 4
1971–72 21 8 349 2,010 16 40 80 35
Figures for 1972–73 and 1973–74 are not yet available.
Excludes intra-Community trade for the Six.

Mr. Body

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the expected level of beet sugar production in each of the member States of the European Community for 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76 and 1976–77.

Mr. Anthony Stodart

It is not possible to forecast the level of sugar beet production for the years in question. However, first estimates of the area planted with sugar beet in the member States for 1973–74 compared with 1972–73 are:

'000 hectares
Member State 1972–73 1973–74
France 415 455
Germany 332.8 345
Italy 240 250
United Kingdom 179 189.4
Netherlands 113 113
Belgium/Luxembourg 103 105
Denmark 56 67
Ireland 33.6 30.9

Source: F. O. Licht's International Sugar Report

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