§ Mr. Gouldasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the amount spent by the EC in 1984 on storing surpluses of milk products, sugar, cereals, beef, wine, fruit, and so on and other products, respectively.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe following table sets out provisional figures for expenditure in 1984 from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund on public storage, including losses on sale and private storage by commodity. Community statistics do not differentiate between the cost of storing surpluses and storage costs incurred on produce which is subsequenly consumed within the Community.
(mecu) Cereals 356.0 Sugar 429.8 Olive oil 66.6 Oilseeds 2.1 Wine 135.6 Tobacco 28.2 Milk products 1,606.0 Beef 814.5 Pigmeat 38.9 Source: EC Commission figures.