§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the stocks, and in each case the latest estimated value, of each food stock held in store in the United Kingdom and the European Economic Community and the estimated cost of storage.
§ Mr. GummerThe United Kingdom intervention stocks of foodstuffs at 31 August 1985 and their estimated values based on the buying-in prices valid at that date were as follows:170W
Tonnes £ Breadwheat 58,975 7,005,000 Beef 64,742 164,324,000 Butter 198,022 374,340,000 Skimmed Milk Powder 40,801 43,931,000 The storage, handling and related costs of United Kingdom intervention products (including barley and feedwheat) in 1984 were £46.4 million.
EC stocks are only valued once a year, on 30 November. The volume of Community stocks of the same products at the latest available dates are as follows:
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Tonnes Date Breadwheat 4,197,000 27 September 1985 Beef 685,000 31 August 1985
Tonnes Date Butter 994,025 26 September 1985 Skimmed Milk Powder 486,998 26 September 1985 Storage and handling costs for other member states' intervention stocks are not available.