§ Mr. Woofasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the total stocks of each foodstuff held under EEC intervention arrangements to the latest date; and what was the figure of the buying price for 30th April, respectively.
Approximate intervention Stocks ('000 tonnes)* EEC Common Buying-in price at 30th April (u/a per tonne) Commodity Total EEC United Kingdom As at Beef … … … … 266.0 0.04 Mid April 1975 ‡ Cereals Total … … … 2,539.2 Nil 13th May 1975 Wheat … … … 1,703.4 Nil 13th May 1975 124.33§ Rye … … … 253.8 Nil 13th May 1975 115.73 Barley … … … 582.0 Nil 13th May 1975 110.23 Milk Products Butter … … … 66.0 Nil 10th May 1975 1,946.30 Skimmed Milk Powder … 552.0 12.0 10th May 1975 887.00 Cheese … … … 60.0 Nil 10th May 1975 Grana Padano 30–60 day maturity … 1,958.5 Batches of average age 6 months … … 2,308.3 Parmigiano Reggiano Batches of average age 6 months … … 2,500.3 Notes: Provision exists for the introduction of intervention arrangements for pigmeat, sugar certain oilseeds and olive oil. No stocks of these commodities are held at present. * Excluding stocks the property of private traders but held in Community-aided private storage. † Prices in the United Kingdom, Denmark and Republic of Ireland are derived by application of accession compensatory amounts and appropriate representative rates. ‡ Intervention prices for beef vary according to grade of cattle and presentation or cut of been There is, therefore, a considerable range of prices operating within the Community. The basis for calculating prices is the common intervention level for live cattle which was 99.42 u/a per 100 kg at 30th April 1975. § This is the highest intervention price from which are derived lower regional intervention prices which take account of the supply position and transport costs.