HC Deb 15 March 1973 vol 852 cc385-6W
Mr. Fernyhough

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the annual consumption of butter and cheese in the EEC countries; and what are the present stocks of these two commodities within the EEC.

Mr. Authony Stodart

The information available from national and Community sources on consumption of butter and cheese is given in the table blow. The latest available butter stock figures for the Community show intervention stocks of 268,000 metric tons and privately held ones of 142,000 tons. Information on stocks of cheese for the Community as a whole is not available.

CONSUMPTION OF BUTTER AND CHEESE IN 1971
'000 metric tons
Butter Cheese
Belgium and Luxembourg 78 84
Denmark 44 49
France 430 722
Germany 449 618
Ireland 36 5
Italy 109 576
Netherlands 25 130
United Kingdom 454 313