§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proportion of world production of butter, cheese, beef and pork is freely traded on the world market; how the quantities available in this way compare with the consumption of these commodities in the United Kingdom; and what proportion of these commodities is exported on to the world market by the member States of the European Community.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithNo comprehensive statistics are available on the volume of world trade which is subject to contractual and non-commercial arrangements, and the quantities freely traded cannot therefore be measured. The following table presents information for 1979 based on the total volume of world trade:
Butter Cheese Beef† Pork†‡ per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. World trade* as proportion of world production 11.3 5.9 5.2 1.0 United Kingdom consumption as proportion of world trade* 48.5 53.4 53.2 136.3 European Community exports as proportion of world trade* 59.5 40.6 9.5 19.1 Notes:
* Trade based on exports—excluding intra-European Community trade—and excluding processed products.
† Trade excludes smoked, salted or dried meat.
‡ Production is for all pigmeat.
Source:
FAO world production and trade year books Eurostat analytical tables of Foreign Trade.