HC Deb 13 November 1989 vol 160 c68W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his latest estimate of the production and consumption of milk within the European Economic Community in the current year; and what were the comparable figures in each of the two previous years.

Mr. Curry

European Community estimates are as follows:

Million tonnes
1987 1988 1 1989
Production 111.8 109.7 108.8
Consumption 95.5 95.9 98.4
1 Estimated.

Consumption figures include all dairy products and are expressed in whole milk equivalent, calculated on a milk fat basis. 1989 figures are provisional and subject to revision.

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