HC Deb 04 June 1986 vol 98 c551W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the cost per day in 1985 of European Economic Community payments of export rebates for food surpluses, storage of food surpluses and disposal through destruction or other internal disposal of surpluses, respectively, expressed in £ sterling; and what were the comparable totals for 1980.

Mr. Gummer

The table sets out Community expenditure on export refunds public storage and disposal of commodities which have been in structural surplus (cereals, sugar, milk products, beef and wine).

1985 1980
Export Refunds (£/day) 9.4 million 8.2 million
Storage costs (£/day) 2.1 million 0.6 million
Disposal costs (£/day) 8.6 million 4.1 million

Sources: 1980 EAGGF Financial Report

1985 EC Commission provisional outturn figures.