HC Deb 16 December 1981 vol 15 c152W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the tonnage of sugar beet produed in each European Community country, the weights of sugar produced, the surplus available for export and the total of subsidy provided out of Community funds.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

In 1979–80, the latest year for which sugar beet production figures are available, the provisional figures of quantity of sugar beet processed into sugar and the amount of sugar beet produced were:

Sugar beet ('000 tonnes) White sugar ('000 tonnes)
France 24,000 3,972
United Kingdom 7,659 1,154
Italy 12,964 1,562
Belgium 6,470 912
Netherlands 5,782 853
Denmark 3,099 453
Ireland 1,321 174
Germany 18,544 2,399

In the same period a total of 3.907 million tonnes of sugar was exported from the Community at a net cost of 322 MECU. Part of this cost was met by levies on sugar producers.

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