§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total amount of foodstuffs and wine exported from the EEC to the Soviet Union and other East European nations, respectively, in 1980; and what were the comparable totals for each of the previous seven years.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to him on 8 December.—[Vol. 995, c. 521–2.] The corresponding figures for the years 1973 and 1974 are as follows:
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Exports of agricultural produce from the European Community to the Soviet Union and other East European Countries: estimates for 1973–74 ('000 tonnes) Year Soviet Union Other East European Countries Wheat 1973* 412.545 135.558 1974 — 24.608 Barley 1973* 996.705 686.708 1974 103.1 427.7 Flour 1973* — 0.018 1974 2.000 27.000 Malt 1973* 38.959 1.000 1974 109.1 1.000 Butter 1973 59.440 0.775 1974 0.335 — Butter oil 1973 6.487 0.227 1974 0.690 — Skimmed milk 1973 1.184 6.043 Powder 1974 — 1.560 Beef 1973* — 0.283 1974 88.684 14.655 Pigmeat 1973* 0.012 1.524 1974 — 0.302 Poultrymeat 1973* 7.000 7.000 1974 12.000 — Sugar 1973 0.020 88.564 1974 0.025 60.048 Wine ('000hl) 1973 — N/A 1974 — 164.892 * Figures refer to the Community of six plus the United Kingdom.