§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what quantities of rice have been produced in the European Community; what quantities have been exported; and what has been the cost of export subsidies on rice in pound sterling, in each of the past three years.
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§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithDetails of exports in 1982 are not yet available. Otherwise the information requested is as follows:
1980 1981 1982 Production (paddy rice—tonnes) 1,055,900 1,001,184 1,084,950 Exports (milled equivalent—tonnes) 379,930 367,229 — Cost of export refunds* £26.88m £9.6m — * Converted to sterling from ECUs at the following exchange rates: 1980–1 ECU=£0.60554; 1981–1 ECU=£0.556891 Source: EC Commission