HC Deb 05 March 1979 vol 963 c483W
Mr. Lee

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by what percentage and by what value the various common agricultural policy intervention stocks increased or diminished over the last 12 months; and what were the corresponding

TABLE 1:STOCK VOLUMES FROM 1973 SHOWING PERCENTAGE ANNUAL VARIATIONS
'000 tonnes (percentage change)
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Beef … … … Not available 303 300 (−1%) 310 (+3%) 426 (+37%) 255 (−40%)
Butter … … … 118 54 (−54%) 77 (+43%) 178 (+131%) 117 (−34%) 230 (+97%)
Skimmed milk powder … 159 365 (+130%) 1,128 (+209%) 1,134 (+1%) 970 (−14%) 664 (−32%)
Cereals … … … 1,158 1,583 (+2%) 2,653 (+68%) 2,113 (−20%) 1,121 (−47%) 1,936 (+73%)

TABLE 2: STOCK VALUES FROM 1973 SHOWING ANNUAL VARIATIONS IN VALUE
muas
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Beef … … … Not available 542.3 564.8 (+22.5) 629.6 (+64.8) 894.6 (+265.0) 549.3 (–345.3)
Butter … … … 207.7 99.1 (−108.6) 161.4 (+62.3) 398.4 (+237.0) 270.2 (−128.2) 542.2 (+272.0)
Skimmed milk powder … 104.9 302.0 (−197.1) 1,000.5 (+698.5) 1,036.1 (+35.6) 912.7 (−123.4) 636.0 (−276.7)
Cereals … … … 159.8 177.8 (+18.0) 333.4 (+155.6) 282.0 (−51.4) 154.2 (−127.8) 269.0 (+114.8)
Notes to tables:
(a) Stocks are generally as at 31 December for each year
(b) Stocks have been valued at the common intervention prices, in agricultural units of account, applicable to December of the year in question.
(c) Stock figures in respect of beef relate to equivalent carcase weight and not to the actual produce weight of the beef stored.