HC Deb 27 March 1975 vol 889 cc315-20W
Mr. Marten

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, (1) what was the volume and average price per ton of imports in 1970, 1974, the fourth quarter of 1974 and the latest available period in 1975 from (a) EEC members (b) EEC associated members and (c) non-members of the following product groups in SITC numbers, 04 grain and products, 041 wheat, 043 barley, 044 maize, and 046 flour, 05 fruit and vegetables, 051.5 fresh grapes, and 052 dried fruit;

(2) what was the volume and average price per ton of imports in 1970, 1974, the fourth quarter of 1974 and the latest available period in 1975 from (a) EEC members (b) EEC associated members and (c) non-members of the following product groups in SITC numbers, 0.2 dairy products, 022 milk and cream, 023 butter, 024 cheese, 025 eggs, 03 fish products, 031 fish, and 032 preserved fish;

(3)what was the volume and average price per ton of imports in 1970, 1974, the fourth quarter of 1974 and the latest available period in 1975 from (a) EEC members, (b) EEC associated members and (c) non-members of the following product groups in SITC numbers, 01 meat and products, 011 meat, 011.1 beef, 011.2 sheep, 011.3 swine, 012.1 bacon and ham, and 013 meat in airtight containers etc.;

(4) what was the volume and average price per ton of imports in 1970, 1974, the fourth quarter of 1974 and the latest available period in 1975 from (a) EEC members, (b) EEC associated members and (c) non-members of the following product groups in SITC numbers, 071 coffee, 072 cocoa, 074 tea, 081 feeding stuffs, animal, 081.3 oil cake, etc., 081.4 meat meal and 091 lard etc.;

(5) what was the volume and average price per ton of imports in 1970, 1974, the fourth quarter of 1974 and the latest available period in 1975 from (a) EEC members, (b) EEC associated members and (c) non-members of the following product groups in SITC numbers, 054.4 tomatoes, 054.5 other fresh vegetables, 055 preserved vegetables, 061 sugar, 061.1 raw sugar, and 061.2 refined sugar;

(6) what was the volume and average price per ton of imports in 1970, 1974, the fourth quarter of 1974 and the latest available period in 1975 from (a) EEC members, (b) EEC associated members and (c) non-members of the following product groups in SITC numbers, 051.7 edible nuts, 051.92 pears, 051.93 stoned fruit, 053 preserved etc. fruit, 054 fresh etc. vegetables, 054.1 potatoes and 054.2 beans etc.

Mr. Bishop,

pursuant to the reply [Official Report, 24th March 1975; Vol. 889, c. 69], gave the following information:

Information in the detail requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The information which is readily available is as follows:

FOOD AND FEED IMPORTS—PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS (MR. N. MARTEN, M.P.)
Q='000 tons
V=£'000
1970 1974 January 1975
SITC No. EEC Other countries EEC Other countries EEC Other countries
Q V Q V Q V Q V Q V Q V
Question No. 132
CEREAL AND CEREAL PRODUCTS DIV. 04 1,912.5 53,253 7,645.4 227,264 4,297.2 314,581 3,335.3 278,370 198.4 16,918 363.2 31,447
Wheat 041.0 870.6 23,472 3,974.0 116,336 1,358.2 110,587 1,463.2 137,715 77.4 6,514 177.0 16,011
Barley 043.0 117.0 2,374 1,069.5 24,864 672.3 39,474 126.3 9,963 14.1 1,073 11.4 889
Maize 044.0 678.9 19,881 2,388.6 68,017 1,724.4 112,360 1,496.0 97,085 82.5 6,041 150.4 10,879
Flour 046.1 31.9 848 50.2 2,351 2.0 215 4.1 567 0.1 11 0.4 59
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
DIV. 05 571.0 76,388 2,538.0 301,796 756.0 152,694 1,592.8 508,005 69.9 15,351 232.1 47,496
Fresh Grapes 051.5 7.0 951 66.4 9,705 7.1 1,983 52.6 14,817 0.1 35 4.3 1,282
Dried Fruit 052.0 4.1 1,593 133.5 19,102 3.8 2,566 121.0 43,952 0.1 37 6.9 2,445
Question No. 133
DAIRY PRODUCTS AND EGGS DIV. 02 252.3 75,115 400.0 110,146 488.1 280,285 155.4 58,435 65.9 47,075 14.2 5,426
Milk and Cream 022 0 49.0 7,724 30.8 4,138 44.4 14,637 0.4 189 4.0 1,740 1.3 584
Butter 023.0 143.9 49,803 255.5 76,460 320.5 186,707 130.3 47,711 51.0 36,895 11.4 4,153
Cheese 024.0 53.7 16,272 100.6 26,709 100.0 68,631 22.9 8,987 9.0 7,645 1.5 632
Eggs 025.0 5.7 1,316 13.1 2,839 23.2 10,310 1.7 1,548 1.9 795 — 57
Fish DIV. 03 66.9 20,549 115.9 53,856 54.1 28,170 135.7 93,935 4.9 2,496 13.4 10,862
Fish 031.0 33.4 18,805 87.7 16,199 48.3 23,618 76.0 34,700 4.4 2.017 7.9 3,958
Preserved Fish 032.0 3.5 1,592 58.2 37,809 5.8 4,560 59.7 59,227 0.5 479 5.5 6,905
Question No. 134
MEAT AND MEAT PREPS.
DIV. 01 560.0 201,666 731.2 236,144 591.0 398,114 434.1 283,298 52.3 37,022 39.7 22,643
Meat 011.0 148.2 44,697 586.9 176,109 210.3 122,661 349.4 202,218 24.0 15,826 32.9 16,847
Beef and Veal 011.1 117.2 36,452 143.4 57,306 179.6 110,573 65.7 58,359 21.2 14,671 0.9 895
Mutton and Lamb 011.2 1.9 620 323.9 85,135 1.2 600 208.2 105,836 0.1 34 23.7 11,805
Pigmeat 011.3 7.5 2,288 3.8 1,145 6.1 3,349 0.9 432 0.5 324 — 6
Bacon and Ham 012.1 317.5 115,957 60.7 19,423 269.3 182,961 24.5 17,949 23.5 17,327 1.7 1,468
Meat Preps 013.0 94.2 41,071 83.4 40,440 111.3 92,465 60.2 63,118 4.7 3,869 5.0 4,328
Q='000 tons
V=£'000
1970 1974 January 1975
SITC No. EEC Other countries EEC Other countries EEC Other countries
Q V Q V Q V Q V Q V Q V
Question No. 135
Coffee 071.0 3.1 2,795 94.7 39,642 4.8 2,644 102.8 61,296 0.4 332 8.5 5,250
Cocoa 072.0 7.6 4,356 109.5 40,245 19.5 17,003 127.5 89,903 0.8 963 15.2 13,429
Tea 074.0 11.7 3,763 237.1 101,090 54.6 24,291 176.3 93,415 3.3 1,922 19.0 11,586
ANIMAL FEEDINGSTUFFS
DIV. 08 305.0 18,798 1,425.6 69,349 438.7 44,551 844.4 82,272 68.7 3,203 92.4 7,481
Oilcakes and Meal 081.3 128.0 5,063 844.3 37,545 184.2 14,279 451.1 37,635 13.0 1,139 52.4 4,073
Flours and Meals 081.4 104.0 9,075 282.3 23,847 96.1 15,761 129.3 23,621 46.7 878 12.5 1,723
Lard, Margarine and Fats 091.0 60.4 7,065 128.6 14,223 137.9 33,735 77.5 18,874 19.6 5,741 2.2 908
Question No. 136
Tomatoes 054.4 54.6 11,872 107.6 15,991 41.4 12,015 101.2 34,948 0.7 250 20.0 7,642
Other Fresh Vegetables 054.5 109.3 12,570 211.5 17,277 117.8 17,830 187.7 24,265 15.1 2,081 14.0 3,198
Preserved Vegetables 055.0 88.7 11,997 156.2 20,628 125.0 32,161 186.9 57,182 15.6 4,629 16.4 5,501
Sugar, Honey etc. 061.0 178.1 6,902 2.493.3 108,293 389.6 73,337 2,382.7 286,452 117.7 24,811 212.9 46,110
Raw Sugar 061.1 23.9 764 1,775.9 93,792 42.2 6,268 1,821.2 259,179 9.3 1,467 173.7 44,332
Refined Sugar 061.2 107.7 4,406 138.0 5,027 321.7 63,824 18.7 4,244 101.5 22,557 0.1 32
Question No. 137
Edible Nuts 051.7 5.3 1,560 50.9 15,616 6.4 3,292 45.7 27,667 0.3 197 3.2 1,685
Pears 051.92 23.5 2,871 27.8 3,123 29.7 5,046 18.0 4,002 2.0 392 — —
Stoned Fruit 051.93 36.5 5,318 12.0 2,140 30.9 8,901 18.3 5,466 — — 1.0 383
Preserved Fruit 053.0 59.5 8,882 502.0 69,008 69.3 18,495 518.3 116,051 5.3 1,438 35.2 8,143
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables 054.0 230.2 30,908 802.3 70,278 227.6 40,616 673.3 123,150 20.1 3,652 57.8 16,344
Potatoes 054.1 39.2 2,012 264.7 16,764 26.0 1,603 210.7 20,066 1.2 165 1.0 147
Beans etc 054.2 7.1 1,385 143.1 12,520 4.0 1,580 128.8 35,021 0.4 241 19.5 4,541
1. Due to the many varieties of products, differences in quality and seasonal variations in price, it is not possible to give meaningful average unit prices for the product groups specified.
2. The term "EEC" comprises the eight other member countries in each case.