HC Deb 10 December 1982 vol 33 c646W
Mr. Deakins

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the reason for the increased volume of barley taken into intervention stocks in the United Kingdom in 1982 compared with 1981.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

The main factors are that the harvest was larger in 1982 and opportunities for export were much fewer in the first three months of this season than in 1981–82.