HC Deb 01 July 1987 vol 118 cc121-2W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish a table showing the amount of food and wine exported by the European Economic Community to the Soviet Union and East Europe, respectively, in the most recent annual period for which figures are available.

Mr. MacGregor

The information relating to 1986 is set out in the table.

European Community exports to the Soviet Union and the eastern bloc 1986
'000 tonnes
To Soviet To eastern
Union bloc1
Wheat 4,990 623
Barley 1,510 811
Wheat flour 2 8
Rice 2 7
Malt 0 2
Whole milk powder 10 5
Skimmed milk powder 0 1
Condensed milk 2 2
Butter (including butteroil) 105 18
Beef and veal 141 70
Pigmeat 2 1
Poultrymeat 23 2
Raw sugar (converted to white equivalent) 7 2
Refined sugar 2 2
Olive oil 12 2
Wine 4 130
1 German Democratic Republic, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania.
2 Denotes trade under 500 tonnes.

Source: EUROSTAT.