§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current size of the various food surpluses within the EEC which are financed by the Community; and if, in 520W respect of butter, cheese, skimmed milk and beef, he will publish details of the comparable sizes one, two and three years previously.
§ Mr. BishopThe following are the quantities, based on Commission figures, of food commodities currently held in Community intervention stores:
Commodity Tonnes Beef* … … 271,285 Wheat† … … 2,480,000 Butter … … 74,000 Skimmed milk powder … … 790,000 Cheese … … 18,000‡ The corresponding figures for butter, cheese, skimmed milk powder and beef for the three preceding years are:
Tonnes 1972 1973 1974 Beef Not available Nil 181,895§ Butter 161,000 245,000 120,000 Skimmed milk powder 13,000 129,000 215,000 Cheese Nil Nil Nil * As at end June. † Includes wheat for animal feed. ‡ Intervention arrangements for cheese are available only in Italy—for the Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano varieties. § In September 1974, the nearest month for which a 1974 figure is available.