HC Deb 13 June 1985 vol 80 cc518-9W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has now received details of the amount of food and wine sent from the European Economic Community to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, respectively, in 1984; and if he will publish details of such exports.

Mr. MacGregor

The information requested is contained in the following table.

European Community Exports of the Main Agricultural Commodities in 1984
To the Soviet Union 000tonnes To Eastern ‡Europe(exclude-ing Soviet Union) 000tonnes
Wheat 4,937 1,631
Barley 70 65
Wheat flour 187 *
Rice * 8
Malt 79 *
Wholemilk powder 5 1
Skimmed milk powder * *
Condensed milk * *
Butter and butteroil 85 *
Beef and veal 75 57
Pigmeat * 2
Poultrymeat * 6
Sugar, total (white equivalent)‡ 589 1
of which
refined sugar 452 1
Wine n/a n/a

Source: EUROSTAT.

* less than 500 tonnes.

† includes raw sugar converted to white sugar equivalent: 1 tonne raw sugar=-92 tonnes white sugar.

‡ German Democratic Republic, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania. Bulgaria. Albania.

na = not available.