HC Deb 25 May 1979 vol 967 c341W
Mr. John Evans

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current surplus of sugar in the EEC;

million units of account (mua)
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 (provisional)
Nil -2.4(1) Nil Nil 1.064 1.574 0.05(2)
(1) This amount accruing to the Community Budget reflects receipts from sales of sugar, some of which may have been taken into intervention in previous years.
(2) The 1978 provisional outturn figure is given in million European units of account (meua).

Mr. John Evans

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what acreage of beet-sugar is to be planted in each member country of the EEC in

Areas sown to beet in the member countries of the EEC
('000 hectares)
1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979*
West Germany 369 426 440 434 412 405
France 534 598 612 542 523 500
Italy 196 271 305 243 255 270
Netherlands 109 137 139 130 130 130
Belgium 105 120 96 93 113 115
Luxembourg
Denmark 109 127 122 84 76 73
Irish Republic 26 33 35 35 36 35
United Kingdom 194 197 206 204 207 214
*provisional estimates.