HC Deb 23 November 1982 vol 32 c471W
Mr. Buchan

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish the figures of the quantity taken into intervention, and the proportion of that quantity spoilt or destroyed in the European Economic Community, for each of the following commodities: (a) cauliflowers, (b) tomatoes, (c) peaches, (d) pears, (e) apples, (f) mandarin oranges, (g) oranges and (h) lemons in the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Fenner

The information for the 1980–81 marketing year is as follows:

Commodity Quantity withdrawn Proportion unfit for consumption
(tonnes) (percentage)
(a) cauliflowers 13,217 53.64
(b) tomatoes 78,878 85.88
(c) peaches 55,620 31.06
(d) pears 162,926 7.40
(e) apples 517,798 22.02
(f) mandarin oranges 53,025 89.39
(g) oranges 101,091 17.43
(h) lemons 21,755 99.38

Source: Commission of the European Communities.