§ Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his latest estimate of the current annual production and consumption of sugar in the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. Donald Thompson[holding answer 16 June 1988]: For 1987–88, the Commission estimates European Community sugar production at 13.198 million tonnes, including 12.384 million tonnes of quota production, and sugar consumption at 10.750 million tonnes.