§ Mr. Chopeasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to which countries Britain exported wheat in the last five financial years; and what was the total quantity and value per country in each year.
§ Mr. Gummer[pursuant to his reply, 24 March 1986, c. 345]: The detail requested is not readily available on a financial basis. Data on a calendar year basis are as follows:
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1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 West Germany 110,616 12,141 236,776 27,399 120,242 14,685 346,908 41,639 738,530 83,411 Italy 14 3 68,470 7,845 24,591 3,155 162,526 18,411 130,718 14,153 Irish Republic 237,070 29,157 122,428 16,989 96,139 14,353 158,741 23,031 106,306 15,614 Denmark 1 0 16,809 1,939 33,011 4,274 15,744 2,646 122,184 14,201 Greece — — 1,219 137 35 4 — — — — Iceland 34 4 — — 20 15 — — 1 0 Norway 5,981 643 57,457 6,569 26,873 3,419 12,953 1,456 — — Sweden 2,150 207 — — 1,082 141 25 8 14 3 Finland 71,125 7,404 14,780 1,768 — — — — — — Switzerland — — 24 3 — — — — — — Malta 2,025 226 15,434 1,618 5,189 703 — — — — Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 74,125 8,270 19,855 2,336 2,384 285 282,068 31,841 42,195 4,813 East Germany 183,778 19,291 70,771 7,976 101,483 13,458 262,385 29,096 13,735 1,616 Poland 129,472 14,058 133,287 15,909 139,588 17,705 237,044 27,211 115,524 12,570 Romania 262,698 29,853 80,210 9,624 — — — — — — Bulgaria — — 3,549 429 — — — — — — Morocco 10,999 1,287 74,340 8,909 53,038 6,051 — — — — Algeria — — 123,281 14,312 107,404 12,290 103,131 12,764 128,202 14,256 Tunisia 21,800 2,418 — — 84,593 11,108 9,963 1,274 18,232 2,106 Egypt 1,171 128 25,639 3,015 116,339 14,572 24,999 3,300 — — Nigeria 277 31 — — — — — — — — Cape Verde — — 5,249 622 — — — — — — Guinea — — 4,000 472 — — — — — — Ethiopia — — 36,900 4,582 — — 46,696 5,219 98,975 11,353 Kenya — — 19,992 2,394 — — 49,178 6,232 — — Jordan — — 600 94 — — — — — — Saudi-Arabia — — 3,501 407 2,287 257 — — — — Iran 2,813 301 2,077 247 25,260 3,159 — — — — Pakistan — — 24,696 2,867 — — 58,944 7,639 — — Bangladesh — — 75,105 9,056 29,910 3,650 30,130 3,849 26,025 3,805 China 11,286 1,302 44,370 5,307 25,845 3,091 — — — — North Korea — — 4,656 529 — — — — — — New Zealand 8 2 37 10 3 0 — — — — Honduras 3,998 496 — — — — — — — — Venezuela 24 3 — — — — — — — — New Caledonia — — 329 38 — — — — — — Barbados — — 3,255 389 — — — — — — Belize — — 2,754 318 — — 3,400 445 — — Cuba — — 325,736 39,883 — — 112,037 12,709 — — Falkland Islands — — 5 1 12 2 26 5 13 3 Spain — — — — 5,673 736 — — — — Mali — — — — 2,450 345 — — — — Angola — — — — 8,997 985 — — — — Cyprus — — — — 12,641 1,605 — — — — Thailand — — — — 1,100 154 — — — — Australia — — — — 7 2 — — — — Chad — — — — — — 8,799 957 2,016 292 Lebanon — — — — — — 24,320 3,261 — — Sudan — — — — — — 3,619 424 30,641 3,766 Turkey — — — — — — — — 39,798 4,863 Mauritania — — — — — — — — 246 36 Philippines — — — — — — — — 3,600 397 Rwanda — — — — — — 4,499 655 — — Dominica — — — — — — 23 5 — — Other Countries — — — — — — 11 3 1 1 TOTAL 1,510,881 168,121 2,354,489 278,051 1,400,263 175,475 2,215,394 264,516 1,890,040 218,174 0 = less than half the unit shown