§ Mr. Biffenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the current levels of butter and skimmed milk powder stocks within the EEC; what future trend is expected; and how the current figures of dairy product stocks compare with levels at the beginning of the scheme to incorporate skimmed milk powder into animal feed.
§ Mr. BishopEEC intervention stocks of butter and skimmed milk powder reported on 14th May were 164,000 metric tons and 1,277,000 metric tons respectively. The levels at the commencement of the compulsory incorporation scheme for animal feeding stuffs, 1st April, were 112,000 metric tons and 1,183,000 metric tons. It is not my Department's practice to forecast trends in the levels of intervention stocks of dairy produce.