§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the current levels of public and private intervention stocks of food and wine in the European Community; and what were the comparable totals on the same date in each of the previous six years.
§ Mr. MacGregor[pursuant to his reply, 31 October 1983, c. 349.]: The figures requested are set out in the following table:
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Commodity 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Date Taken (in each year) Wheat 593 743 1,332 3,322 2,750 4,582 5,773 Mid October Barley 55 155 55 864 861 1,147 1,384 Mid October Rye 325 488 508 469 336 291 308 Mid October Durum 213 63 152 147 249 719 743 Mid October Beef 347 224 224 235 195 132 318 End September Olive Oil 0 99 63 67 132 166 123 End August Oilseeds 0 0 0 92 19 37 21 End August 404W
EC Foodstocks in Assisted Private Storage '000 tonnes Commodity 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Date Taken (in each year) Butter 240 289 228 179 236 321 244 End October Pigmeat 65 45 60 0 24 34 63 End October Wine* 14 7 11 23 22 16 19 End August Sultanas 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 End October Cheese 17 18 21 17 24 23 36 End October * Million hectolitres.