§ Mr. Spearingasked 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.
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§ Mr. Anthony StodartFollowing 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. Bodyasked 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 StodartIt 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