HC Deb 13 February 1978 vol 944 cc27-8W
Mr. Watkinson

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the amount of food, by item, which has been bought through intervention buying within the common agricultural policy during 1977.

Mr. Bishop

The following amounts of food were bought into official public intervention stores in the Community as a whole during 1977:

Commodity Quantity (in metric tonnes)
Beef 259,700
Cereals
Common wheat 268,200
Barely 10,200
Rye 263,700
Durum wheat 48,000
Milk Products
Butter 199,000
Skimmed milk powder 474,000
Olive oil 19,400
Rape seeds 1,000
Sugar 19,700

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