§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total amount of subsidised exports from the European Economic Community to the rest of the world of wheat, barley, beef, sugar, butter, flour, and wine, respectively, in the most recent annual period for which figures are available and for each of the previous five years; and if he will publish a separate table of comparable figures in respect of such exports to the Comecon bloc including the Soviet Union.
§ Mr. MacGregorInformation relating to the volume of exports of these commodities to Comecon countries is shown in the following table. Full information for 1983 is not yet readily available. I remind my hon. Friend that these figures represent total exports, some of which may not have received export refunds. My reply of 1 November 1983, at columns 343–44, contained similar figures for the European Community's exports to third countries.
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European Community* exports of certain agricultural products to the Comecon countries. '000 tonnes Commodity 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Wheat 1 10 765 2,506 4,213 4,051 Barley 44 2,364 2,016 1,802 2,027 55 Wheat Flour 121 102 217 374 772 799 Butter and butteroil 55 37 156 189 88 76 Beef and veal 34 21 79 219 234 120 Sugar (refined) 275 12 237 681 771 953 Wine 15 25 65 150 125 161 * 1977–80: EC9; 1981–82: EC10 Source: Eurostat