§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish a table in the Official Reportshowing for each year since 1972 the percentage increases in European Economic Community prices for (a) cereals, (b) rye, (c) rice, (d) sugar, (e) milk, (f) butter, (g)fruit and vegetables, (h) beef, (i) sheepmeat and (j) wine, and the percentage increase in total EEC agricultural expenditure in (i) the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund guarantee section, (ii) the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund guidance section and (iii) overall terms.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information requested is given as follows. In the case of cereals and fruit and vegetables price changes are given for individual products:
Table II Expenditure under the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Guarantee Section Guidance Section Total EAGGF (Annual change per cent.) 1972–73 +32 +67 +33 1973–74 -16 +6 -15 1974–75 +46 +37 +46 1975–76 +24 +13 +23 1976–77 +22 +40 +23 1977–78 +27 +11 +26 1978–79 +20 +25 +21 1979–80 +8 +50 +10 1980–81 -2 -4 -2 1981–82 +11 +13 +11 1982–83 +28 +12 +28 1983–84* +16 -15 +14 * (estimated) The current system of charging Guarantee Section expenditure to the Budget was introduced by the Financial Regulation of 7 November 1972. To achieve comparability the figure for 1972–73 has been calculated as though the current system applied throughout 1972 and earlier.
Source: EC Court of Auditors Reports and Commission's Financial Reports. 1984 Supplementary and Amending Budget No. 1.
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Average Support Price Changes: Common prices expressed in ECU (uas until 1978–79)—by sector per cent. change over previous year 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Common Wheat 1.0 (2.8) 9.2 (11.4) 9.0 (10.8) 4.1 (5.7) 3.5 (4.9) 1.0 (2.4) 1.5 4.3 5.5 (5.6) 7.6 (7.9) 2.5 - 3.7 Durum Wheat 1.0 48.3 8.8 60 0.5 0 1.5 4.5 5.6 (5.9) 8.5 (9.5) 4.6 0 Barley 1.0 (4.6) 4.9 (8.6) 9.4 (12.9) 4.5 (7.6) 3.5 (6.3) 1.3 (3.8) 1.5 4.5 60 8.5 3.0 - 1.0 Rye 0.5 (0.6) 9.2 (9.3) 12.0 (12.1) 3.5 (3.6) 4.0 (4.1) 1.0 (1.1) 1.5 2.5 3.3 6.0 3.0 0 Maize 1.0 11.8 10.0 8.5 5.2 3.0 1.5 4.5 6.0 8.5 3.0 - 1.0 Rice 1.0 9.2 8.0 6.0 4.5 2.0 3.3 6.9 11.0 12.0 5.5 2.5 Sugar 1.5 12.9 17.6 8.7 - 0.9 1.5 1.5 5.2 8.4 9.4 4.0 0 Table Wine 1.0 16.6 8.0 6.5 3.5 2.0 1.5 5.5 10.0(10.1) 11.0 (11.3) 5.5 1.0 Sweet Oranges 6.9 16.8 10.3 7.5 3.3 2.0 1.4 5.7 10.6 11.5 (13.5) 6.3 (8.0) 0.5 (2.0) Mandarins 6.0 13.1 10.6 .7.8 3.4 2.0 1.5 5.8 10.7 10.8 (11.5) 5.4 (6.1) 0.5 (1.1) Lemons 0.5 12.7 5.5 6.8 3.9 1.8 0 6.6 9.7 10.7(11.9) 5.9 0.5 Table grapes 7.8 14.7 9.7 7.1 2.3 1.8 1.3 5.4 10.0 11.0 (10.4) 6.0 1.9 Apples 11.3 16.7 10.9 4.7 4.1 2.4 1.8 6.5 10.4 12.5 3.9 0.6 Pears 3.0 6.5 8.3 3.7 3.3 1.9 1.4 5.6 10.3 11.3 (10.4) 3.3 (2.8) 0.5 Peaches 5.3 7.0 15.8 7.5 4.3 1.9 0 7.2 10.5 11.5(12.3) 6.5 (7.2) 0.5 (1.1) Cauliflowers 0 15.4 11.3 8.2 4.6 2.0 0 1.6 18.0 12.2 6.6 2.1 Tomatoes 6.1 11.8 9.1 6.7 3.9 1.8 0 6.5 6.9 7.9 (9.2) 3.1 (4.2) - 0.9(0.1) Milk 7.8 (10.6) 13.7 (15.5) 10.6 (11.6) 5.8 (6.9) 3.3 (4.6) 2.2 (3.5) 0 4.0 9.0 10.5 2.4 0* Beef and Veal 14.9 (15.1) 17.6 (18.6) 8.5 (9.4) 8.0 (8.8) 3.5 (4.3) 2.5 (3.2) 1.5 4.0 10.0 11.0 5.5 - 1.0 Sbeepmeat — — — — — — — — 7.5 (9.0) 10.5 (12.9) 5.5 (6.3) - 1.0 (- 0.3) Notes: Figures in brackets denote the price changes for acceding member states during periods of transition where different; and for member states which adopted in stages common prices under the sheepmeat regime. * Milk equivalent intervention price which incorporates butter and skimmed milk powder intervention prices. Source: MAFF