European Community Food Exports (Hansard, 13 May 1986)

§ Mr. Terlezki
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many tonnes of European Economic Community beef, butter, grain and litres of wine have been sold to the Soviet Union, during the years 1975 to 1980 and 1980 to 1985: what has been the cost paid by the British taxpayer; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mrs. Fenner
The information requested on European Community exports to the Soviet Union for 1985 is contained in my later reply today to my hon. Friend. Similar information for the periods 1976 to 1983 and 1984 have been provided in replies of 25 March 1975, at columns1–2, and 20 February 1986, at columns 331–34. Information on a similar basis for 1975 is not readily available. Details are not available of the costs of refunds on exports to individual destinations.

§ Mr. Teddy Taylor
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish a table showing the amounts of foodstuffs exported by the EEC to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and east Europe in 1985; and if he will provide details of the comparable export totals in each of the previous five years.

§ Mrs. Fenner
[pursuant to her reply, 12 May 1986, c. 372]: The information requested for 1985 is contained in the table. Comparable information for the periods 1976 to 1983 and 1984 was contained in replies of 21 October 1985, at columns 1–2, and 20 February 1986, at columns 331–34, respectively.

1985 European Community exports of the main agricultural commodities to USSR and the rest of Eastern Europe^†

USSR '000 tonnes Eastern Europe excluding USSR '000 tonnes

Wheat 4,753 1,056

Barley 2,577 902

Wheat flour ^* ^*

Rice 108 0

Malt ^* 10

Wholemilk powder 6 ^*

Skimmed milk powder 0 ^*

Condensed milk 0 0

Butter and butteroil 162 ^*

Beef and veal 84 13

Pigmeat 0 ^*

Poultrymeat 2 3

Sugar total^‡ (white equivalent) ^* 15

of which refined sugar ^* 2

Wine na na

440W
Source: EUROSTAT.
^* Less than 500 tonnes.
^† Includes German Democratic Republic, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania.
^‡ Includes raw sugar converted to white sugar equivalent: 1 tonne raw sugar=0.92 tonnes white sugar.
na not available

1985 European Community exports of the main agricultural commodities to USSR and the rest of Eastern Europe^†
	USSR '000 tonnes	Eastern Europe excluding USSR '000 tonnes
Wheat	4,753	1,056
Barley	2,577	902
Wheat flour	^*	^*
Rice	108	0
Malt	^*	10
Wholemilk powder	6	^*
Skimmed milk powder	0	^*
Condensed milk	0	0
Butter and butteroil	162	^*
Beef and veal	84	13
Pigmeat	0	^*
Poultrymeat	2	3
Sugar total^‡ (white equivalent)	^*	15
of which refined sugar	^*	2
Wine	na	na