§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether the European Economic Community Agriculture Ministers at their recent meetings took into account the effect of the reduction in the dairy herd on consumption of cereals and other feedstuffs.
§ Mr. MacGregorEach measure adopted by the Council was part of a comprehensive package.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide an estimate showing the increase in the cost to the European Economic Community budget of disposing of the feedstuff surpluses in 1984 and 1985.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe cost of disposing of the Community's exportable surplus of barley in 1984 is likely to be lower than in 1983. It is too early to provide an estimate for 1985. Other commodities of which the Community has an exportable surplus, including wheat, may be used for animal feed but it is not possible to make estimates of the quantities attributable to particular end uses.