§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total volume of European Economic Community exports of food and wine, by category, to the Soviet Union and to Eastern Europe, respectively, in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe following tables provide the information requested for the years 1976 to 1983 together with the latest available figures for 1984. Information is not readily available on a consistent basis for years prior to 1976 or for annual periods other than calendar years.
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§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish a table showing the amount of food and wine exported by the European Economic Community to the Soviet Union in the most recent six-month period for which figures are available and the average unit value of these sales, expressed in pound sterling per ton, on the same basis as his reply to the hon. Member for Cardiff, West (Mr. Terlezki) on 2 February 1984, Official Report, column 319.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information requested is set out in the following table:
European Community exports of the main agricultural products to the Soviet Union January to June 1984 Quantity '000 tonnes Average unit value* £ per ton Wheat 1,868 105 Barley † ‡ Wheat flour 185 143 Malt 59 151 Wholemilk powder † 1,609 Butter and butteroil 25 1,037 Beef and veal 72 784 Pigmeat † 845 Poultrymeat † 639 Sugar (white equivalent) 548 157 of which, refined sugar 414 163 Wine 25 55 Source: Eurostat. * Converted from ECU at average market rate of exchange £0.585/ECU. † Less than 500 tonnes. ‡ Not available.