Food and Drink Surpluses

HC Deb 17 March 1987 vol 112 cc485-6W

Mr. Canavan

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current volume and value of surplus stocks of food and drink (a)in the United Kingdom and (b)in the European Economic Community.

Mr. Gummer

The following table shows the quantity and value of stocks in public intervention storage at 30 November 1986, the latest date for which full information is available.

	United Kingdom	European Economic.Community
	Quantity '000 tonnes	Value £ million	Quantity '000 tonnes	Value1 £ million
Cereals	4,431	523	14,718	2,185
Sugar	—	—	16	7
Olive oil	—	—	283	309
Oilseeds	—	—	26	10
Alcohol	—	—	666	48
Tobacco	—	—	39	22
Skimmed milk-powder	24	25	862	1,190
Butter	254	487	1,306	3,145
Beef:
quarters	37	49	452	890
boned	45	99	220	575
		1,183		8,381
1 Converted at the November 1986 exchange rate 1ecu=£0.734093.