§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the latest figures of stocks held by the EEC or by traders and merchants on behalf of the EEC; and what were the same totals of these stored surpluses of food and wine on the same basis in each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. Buchanan-Smith[pursuant to his reply, 21 October 1982, c.204]: Intervention stocks in the European Community as at the latest dates for which the figures are readily available and at comparable dates in previous years were as follows:
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Community Intervention Stocks '000 tonnes Commodity 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Date for which stock level quoted Butter 172 21 319 179 9 61 2nd week in October Skimmed milk powder 1,078 882 353 231 346 585 2nd week in October Wheat 583 685 1,255 3,162 2,671 4,195 2nd week in October Barley 54 153 53 827 850 1,090 2nd week in October Rye 302 457 492 457 333 288 2nd week in October Durum 255 63 152 146 247 714 2nd week in October Beef 291 235 217 214 168 104 End August Olive Oil N/A 100 63 86 132 176 End September Oilseeds 1 Nil 0 64 8 6 End September