HC Deb 29 June 1981 vol 7 c298W
Mr. Hawkins

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state, using the latest figures available, the current levels of intervention stocks held by the EEC for wine and for olive oil, expressed in terms of days of consumption.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

The European Community does not hold wine in public intervention storage. Stocks of olive oil held at recent dates were the equivalent of about 85 days consumption by member States.

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