HC Deb 10 December 1982 vol 33 cc645-6W
Mr. Deakins

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for each product subject to the common agricultural policy, what quantities were exported in the latest year for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in each of the three previous years.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

The information requested for the main commodities concerned is set out in the table:

European Community Exports to Third Countries
'000 tonnes
Commodity 1978 1979 1980 1981
*
Wheat 1,917 4,362 7,524 9,848
Barley 3,783 3,111 4,309 3,749
Wheat Flour 2,244 2,547 3,024 3,367
Rice 338 302 387 390
Malt 1,116 1,135 1,015 988
Wholemilk Powder 335 385 531 516
Skimmed Milk Powder 418 636 580 432
Condensed Milk 545 556 654 557
Butter and Butteroil 245 464 547 447
Beef and Veal 102 224 527 472
Pigmeat 52 99 83 170
Poultrymeat 193 264 337 455
Sugar (refined) 2,978 3,112 3,597 4,572
Wine 682 816 929 1,023

* Excluding United Kingdom exports for which the full year's figures are not yet available.

Mr. Deakins

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the current levels of European Economic Community stocks of each agricultural product subject to the common agricultural policy; and what were the comparable figures in each of three previous years.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

The latest figures for the levels of public intervention stocks of products subject to the common agricultural policy, together with figures for corresponding dates in the previous three years, are set out in the table:

Intervention Stocks
Commodity '000 tonnes Date of 1982 figures
1979 1980 1981 1982
Butter 297 165 8 90 11 November 1982
Skimmed Milk Powder 292 224 315 573 11 November 1982
Wheat 1,820 4,875 2,959 6,163 26 November 1982
Barley 69 1,033 857 1,488 26 November 1982
Rye 554 496 317 292 26 November 1982
Durum 144 154 286 744 26 November 1982
Beef 255 268 195 175 end October 1982
Olive Oil 48 57 133 171 31 October 1982
Oilseeds 7 97 19 37 24 November 1982

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