§ Sir Geoffrey Johnson SmithTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by how much intervention stocks of butter, skimmed milk powder, beef, olive oil and cereals, have fallen in recent years(a) in the United Kingdom and (b) in the European Community.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThe tables show current and peak levels of intervention stocks of butter, skimmed milk powder, beef, olive oil, and cereals,(a) in the United Kingdom, (b) in the European Community, and the percentage by which those stocks have fallen.
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Commodity Peak level Current level Per cent. reduction (a) United Kingdom Stocks (thousand tonnes) Butter 269 12 96 August 1986 May 1989 SMP 220 0 100 October 1983 May 1989 Beef 86 18 79 December 1985 May 1989 Olive oil 0 0 — Total cereals 6,013 639 89 November 1985 June 1989 Durum 0 0 — Wheat 3,926 25 99 November 1985 June 1989 Barley 2,087 614 71 November 1985 June 1989 Rye 0 0 — (b) EC Stocks (thousand tonnes) Butter 1,398 45 97 August 1986 May 1989
Commodity Peak level Current level Per cent. reduction SMP 1,063 7 99 September 1986 May 1989 Beef 711 331 53 September 1985 April 1989 Olive oil 417 241 42 September 1988 June 1989 Total cereals 18,193 7,330 60 October 1985 June 1989 Durum 2,348 1,161 51 July/August 1988 June 1989 Wheat 11,843 2,253 81 October 1985 June 1989 Barley 5,226 2,857 45 July 1986 June 1989 Rye 1,164 1,059 9 June/July 1987 June 1989