§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the increase in the food price index for each of the following periods: (a) since January 1973, (b) from March 1974 to April 1979, (c) from April 1979 to the most recent date for which figures are available and (d) for the last 12 months.
Table 1 EAGGF guarantee section: 1982 outturn Export refunds Internal disposal subsidies Public intervention buying Private storage aids Others (including agricultural production subsidies and co-responsibility levies Total mecu £m mecu £m mecu £m mecu £m mecu £m mecu £m Milk products 1,521 849 1,917 1,070 213 119 94 53 -417 -233 3,328 1,857 Cereals (including rice) 1,106 617 140 78 454 253 — — 175 98 1,875 1,046 Olive oil and oilseeds 13 7 170 95 56 31 — — 1,057 590 1,296 723 Sugar 744 415 2 1 — — 490 274 6 3 1,242 693 Beef 643 359 — — 327 183 15 8 173 96 1,158 646 Fruit and vegetables 60 34 663 370 192 107 — — — — 915 510 Tobacco 17 9 — — 30 17 — — 575 321 622 347 Wine 32 18 400 223 — — 108 60 31 17 571 319 Sbeepmeat — — — — — — — — 252 141 252 141 Others 628 350 — — 20 11 17 9 168 94 833 465 Sub-total 4,764 2,658 3,292 1,837 1,292 721 724 404 2,020 1,127 12,092 6,747 Monetary compensatory amounts relating to the farm budget Intra community trade 24 13 Extra community trade 289 161 Grand total 12,405 6,921
Table 2 EAGGF Guarantee section: 1983 budget appropriations Export refunds Internal disposal subsidies Public intervention buying Private storage aids Others (including agricultural production subsidies and co-responsibility levies Total mecu £ mecu £ mecu £ mecu £ mecu £ mecu £ Milk products 2,065 1,176 1,756 1,001 403 230 115 66 -226 -129 4,113 1,244 Cereals (including rice) 1,456 830 146 83 455 259 — — 198 113 2,255 1,285 Olive oil and oilseeds 10 6 295 168 46 26 — — 1,159 661 1,510 860 Sugar 1,048 597 4 2 — — 466 265 18 10 1,536 875 Beef 753 429 — — 248 141 41 23 241 137 1,283 731 Fruit and vegetables 61 35 718 409 153 87 — — — — 932 531 Tobacco 23 13 — — 32 18 — — 613 349 668 381 Wine 28 16 295 168 44 25 64 37 38 22 469 267 Sheepmeat — — — — 8 5 9 5 220 126 237 135 Others 589 335 2 1 20 12 33 19 199 113 843 480 Sub-total 6,033 3,437 3,216 1,832 1,409 803 728 415 2,460 1,402 13,846 7,889 Monetary compensatory amounts relating to the farm budget Intra community trade 18 10 Extra community trade 223 127 Grand total 14,087 8,026 Notes to tables 1 and 2:
(a) Sources: 1982: Outturn figures supplied by EC Commission.
1983: General Budget of the European Communities.
(b) Conversion rates: 1982: £1 =1.792 ecu.
1983: £1 = 1.755 ecu.
The sum of the sterling figures shown under the various economic categories may differ, because of roundings, from the figure shown as the totals for each commodity sector.
(c) Public intervention buying includes withdrawals by producer groups for fruit and vegetables and fish. It is not possible to distinguish that part of the cost of public intervention buying and withdrawals
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§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe increase in the food price index for each of the requested periods is as follows:
percentage increase (a) January 1973 to March 1983 263.5 (b)March 1974 to April 1979 117.3 (c) April 1979 to March 1983 36.5 (d) March 1982 to March 1983 0.9