§ Mr. Redmondasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what tonnage of butter was stored at 424W the EEC intervention store at Kirk Sandall each year since 1978; at what annual running cost; at what price per tonne; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerThe following is the information for the years in which stocks have been held.
1 January Tonnes Value at then current purchase price (£ per tonne) 1979 700 1,458.48 1983 110 2,110.65 1984 1,230 2,159.90 1985 2,230 1,929.58 1986 2,750 1,890.35 Storage costs at individual stores are not given on grounds of commercial confidentiality, but the average annual cost is £71.76 per tonne.