HC Deb 07 May 1985 vol 78 cc323-4W
Mr. Colvin

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in tabular form figures showing the average cost per acre of cereals of intervention expenditure in each of the member states of the European Economic Community.

Mr. MacGregor

The cost of public intervention to the Community in 1983 is given in the following table. This is the latest year for which a breakdown of costs by member states is available.

Member State Cost to FEOGA of public intervention (MECU) 1983 Harvest Area (M. Acres) Cost per acre of public intervention (ECU)
Belgium 0.060 0.929 0.065
Denmark 40.023 4.243 9.433
Germany 235.457 12.459 18.899
Greece 1.241 3.814 0.325
France 187.342 23.033 8.134
Ireland −8.307* 0.924 −8.990
Italy −39.323* 12.197 −3.224
Luxembourg −0.005* 0.079 −0.063
Netherlands 6.554 0.506 12.953
United Kingdom 53.642 9.771 5.490
EC10 476.684 67.955 7.015
* Net profits on sales from intervention.

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