§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give such details as are available to him of the stocks of grain in store at 30 June(a) in Britain, (b) in the European Community and (c) in the world, expressed in tonnes and days' supply.
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§ Mr. RyderCurrent estimates of cereals in store in the United Kingdom and the European Community as a whole at the end of the 1988–89 marketing year on 30 June 1989 are as follows:
Million tonnes Days' supply United Kingdom 3–5 65 EC 26–7 66 These figures are based on the Commission of the European Communities' balance sheet for cereals.
The International Wheat Council's estimate of world stocks of grain is an aggregate of national figures based on different definitions of marketing years and therefore dose not relate to a particular date. However, the Council's latest estimate for world stocks for the end of the 1988–89 crop year is 248 million tonnes or around 71 days' supply.
§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many days' supply of grain are currently in store in the United Kingdom(a) in intervention storage and (b) in all storage.
§ Mr. RyderUnited Kingdom intervention stocks of wheat and barley at 30 June represented about 15 days' supply of grain. The end season stock of grain in all storage is estimated to represent about 65 days' supply which, with the 1989 harvest in progress, is likely to be more than sufficient to meet industry's short-term requirements.