§ 27. Mr. Marlowasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the figure for the self-sufficiency in milk products of each individual member country of the European Economic Community for 1983.
§ Mr. MacGregorIn order to place all types of milk and milk products on a comparable basis which takes account of the varying butterfat content of different types of milk and products, the table shows self-sufficiency in butterfat and milk solids not fat. The most recent data available are for 1982 and I regret that none are available for Greece.
Member State Self-sufficiency Ratios 1982 Butterfat percentage Solids-Not-Fat percentage Germany 126 142 France 122 124 Italy 76 89 Netherlands 295 138 Belgium/Luxembourg 96 131 United Kingdom 91 131 Irish Republic 206 185 Denmark 199 116 Total Nine 121 127 Notes:
(i)Figures are provisional.
(ii)The self-sufficiency ratio is defined as the total availability of butterfat (or of solids not fat) divided by total domestic disappearance of butterfat (or of solids not fat) in all milk and dairy products.
Source: Milk Marketing Board 'EEC Diary Facts and Figures 1983'.