§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the Official Report the totals of various foodstuffs and wine exported to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Eastern Europe, respectively, under the subsidised arrangements of the common agricultural policy during the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable totals in each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe latest year for which complete information is available is 1981. The volumes of the main agricultural products exported from the European Community to the Soviet Union and to other eastern European countries are as follows. These represent total exports, some of which may not have received export refunds. Similar information for the earlier years requested was contained in my replies of 8 June 1982—[Vol. 25, c. 26–28]—and 21 October 1982—[Vol. 29, c. 203–4]—to my hon. Friend.
European Community exports of agricultural produce in 1981 Exports to Soviet Union Exports to Eastern Europe* 000 tonnes 000 tonnes Wheat 857 2,989 Barley 806 1,249 Wheat Flour 598 65 Malt 198 ‡ Butter and butteroil ‡ 72 Skimmed milk powder — ‡ Beef and veal 100 134 Pigmeat 2 44 Poultrymeat 86 19 Sugar (refined) 580 191 Wine† 1,018 205 Source: Eurostat and United Kingdom overseas trade statistics. * Excluding USSR: German Democratic Republic, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania. † Thousand hectolitres: Converted by MAFF from data recorded in tonnes, using the approximate conversion rate of 1 tonne=9.8 hectolitres. ‡ Less than 500 tonnes.