§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much liquid skimmed milk was subsidised for use as stockfeed in the past year in the United Kingdom; and what was the cost of the subsidies involved.
Latest estimates of production* and consumption† of selected agricultural commodities '000 tonnes Commodity Period EC-10 United Kingdom Production Consumption Production Consumption Common wheat 1984–85 70,098 46,569 14,746 10,350 Barley 1984–85 44,146 33,561 11,099 6,492 Sugar (white equivalent) 1984–85‡ 12,502 9,500 1,325 2,285 Butter 1983 2,297 1,565 242 316 Skimmed milk powder 1983 2,495 1,870 302 132 Eggs 1983 3,950 3,832 738 757 Beef and veal 1984 7,500 6,800 1,107 1,217 * Usable or gross indigenous production. † Domestic uses, excluding intervention stocks. ‡ On the basis of October/September period, except Italy and Greece where August/July period applies. Sources:
EC Commission; EUROSTAT.