§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many fat cows were exported live to the EEC countries during the 352W last nine months; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BishopBetween January and September 1976, 6,433 fat cows were exported live to other EEC countries compared with 18,550 in the same period last year. This reduction was due largely to the increase in cow slaughterings on the Continent last summer as a result of the drought, and decreased culling of cows in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many fat cows were exported in carcase form to the EEC countries during the last nine months; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BishopI regret that this information is not available because official trade statistics do not distinguish this commodity separately.