Mr. John David Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether Portugal is in surplus or deficit in milk, beef, sheepmeat and grain.
§ Mr. MacGregorInformation available for recent years indicates that Portugal as been a net importer of the main milk products. There have been small net imports of 135W beef but consumption and production of sheepmeat has been broadly in balance. There has been a substantial shortfall of grain production in relation to consumption.