HC Deb 04 July 1984 vol 63 cc158-9W
Sir John Osborn

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been (a) the total production and (b) the total consumption of dairy products for each year since 1973 in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) the European Community.

Mr. MacGregor

[pursuant to his reply, 11June 1984, c. 373]: The production and consumption of the main milk products are set out in the following tables:

Table I
Gross Human Consumption—United Kingdom
(thousand tonnes)
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Cream 94 88 86 84 84 86 89 87 81 78
Concentrated Milk 207 190 158 177 144 148 153 110 111 125
Whole Milk Powder 29 30 15 10 8 1 7 5 8 8
Skimmed Milk Powder 43 61 87 39 80 64 121 53 116 71
Butter 427 503 518 448 420 407 382 327 329 328
Cheese 324 330 350 320 288 302 332 318 329 336
Table II
Production—United Kingdom
(thousand tonnes)
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Cream 83 85 85 82 82 84 87 85 77 75
Concentrated Milk 209 187 158 187 183 187 174 144 147 153
Whole Milk Powder 22 27 19 16 19 20 20 27 29 34
Skimmed Milk Powder 156 104 105 171 246 272 263 237 251 296
Butter 96 54 48 90 134 163 161 168 173 218
Cheese 182 217 234 204 206 215 234 237 241 244
Table III
Production—European Community (Except Greece)
(thousand tonnes)
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Cream 500 519 539 553 582 622 648 687 723 752
Concentrated Milk 1,317 1,357 1,230 1,316 1,351 1,307 1,325 1,327 1,421 1,429
Whole Milk Powder 417 392 376 413 510 546 601 747 801 717
Skimmed Milk Powder 1,802 1,789 1,989 2,057 2,048 2,207 2,166 2,128 2,088 2,237
Butter 1,735 1,663 1,722 1,797 1,821 1,969 2,004 1,983 1,955 2,111
Cheese 2,655 2,851 2,896 2,972 3,139 3,252 3,387 3,512 3,647 3,749
Table IV
Gross Human Consumption—European Community (Except Greece)
(thousand tonnes)
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Cream 496 508 526 534 574 611 650 675 698 735
Concentrated Milk 940 911 873 885 834 814 795 746 757 751
Whole Milk Powder 204 157 129 144 138 173 186 168 188 190
Skimmed Milk Powder 178 197 197 142 209 216 300 189 267 204
Butter 1,663 1,769 1,771 1,682 1,672 1,659 1,687 1,608 1,623 1,633
Cheese 2,660 2,719 2,785 2,781 2,835 2,964 3,053 3,146 3,212 3,338

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