HC Deb 02 March 1982 vol 19 cc69-71W
Mr. Canavan

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the total quantity and

Table 1: European Community Intervention by Public Storage End of Year Stock Volumes
'000 Tonnes
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Butter
European Community 117 53 71 176 117 231 271 128 9
United Kingdom 12 0 0 6 10 39 48 20 0
Skimmed milk powder
European Community 166 365 1,112 1,135 965 674 227 230 286
United Kingdom 28 29 28 9 81 60 2 3 30
Wheat
European Community na na 1,799 1,377 981 1,053 1,821 4,914 2,978
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 79
Barley
European Community na na 523 210 64 177 69 1,086 740
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 533 363
Rye
European Community na na 264 161 422 597 549 513 321
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Durum
European Community na na 67 365 212 141 143 157 307
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beef
European Community 22 253 252 262 323 208 275 302 181
United Kingdom 0 0 1 7 13 15 11 26 11
Olive Oil
European Community na na na na na 99 63 67 132
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oilseeds
European Community na na na 8 1 0 1 92 19
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0

Table 2
European Community intervention by public storage

End of year stock values End of year stock values

£'000s
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1978 1980 1981
Butter
European Community na na na na 148,355 351,473 430,918 164,450 11,144
United Kingdom 4,504 0 0 5,175 12,019 44,303 65,720 20,111 0
Skimmed Milk Powder
European Community na na na na 518,405 435,927 157,195 144,262 186,823
United Kingdom 8,551 12,057 13,929 4,939 44,175 29,199 969 1,649 20,450
Wheat
European Community na na na na 85,340 125,415 201,716 471,813 289,179
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,900 8,004
Barley
European Community na na na na 4,740 19,598 7,392 103,770 63,702
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 1,684 0 51,423 32,522
Rye
European Community na na na na 33,582 74,383 66,144 53,003 33,561
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oiiseeds
European Community na na na na 170 0 283 14,612 3,107
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 283 1,500 0
Durum
European Community na na na na 28,066 17,378 17,947 16,965 36,944
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beef

value of surplus food and the storage costs thereof (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) in the whole European Economic Community for each year since the United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community.

Mr. Peter Walker

[pursuant to his reply, 1 February 1982, c. 170]: The following tables give available details of the stocks, value and the storage costs of foodstuffs held in public intervention stores at the end of each year. It should be recognised that not all of the quantities shown can be regarded as surplus as they include those stocks which may have subsequently been sold for normal use on both Community and world markets.

1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1978 1980 1981
European Community na na na na 369,852 274,054 363,047 374,919 238,231
United Kingdom 0 0 766 6,094 15,572 17,898 14,235 38,320 16,770
Olive Oil
European Community na na na na na 68,822 47,515 49,660 125,898
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Table 3.
European Community Intervention by Public Storage

Full Year Storage Costs

£000s
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Cereals
European Community na na na 30,594 12,196 28,569 57,652 122,137 189,308
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 99 34 984 3,099
Milk products
European Community na na na 349,367 252,353 535,659 483,616 246,273 137,107
United Kingdom 468 203 120 658 934 2,185 3,850 2,516 508
Olive Oil
European Community na na na 7,287 5,301 18,347 14,671 12,421 25,157
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oilseeds
European Community na na na 70 1 32 182 5,423 3,145
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 23 16
Beef
European Community na na na 150,109 102,768 187,489 245,346 281,879 266,667
United Kingdom 0 4 24 674 533 1,214 922 1,844 1,910

Notes:

(a) na=not available.

(b) Sources: EC figures derived from information produced by European Commission. United Kingdom figures supplied by Intervention borad for Agricultural Produce.

(c) EC stock figures in table 1 are for dates as close as posible to the end of the year, except those for olive oil which are for end October—end of marketing vear.

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