§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was(a) the total tonnage and (b) the value of grain production in (i) the United States of America (ii) the EEC and (iii) the United Kingdom in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. CurryThe information requested is set out in the table: 523W
United States of America European Community2 3 United Kingdom2 Quantity1 mill. tonnes Value1 $ billion Value4 BECU Quantity mill. tonnes Value BECU Quantity mill. tonnes Value BECU 1979 296.5 31.5 23.0 114.1 12.5 17.4 1.85 1980 263.1 33.4 24.0 120.0 14.5 19.5 2.44 1981 322.4 34.6 31.0 122.8 16.0 19.6 3.0 1982 326.0 36.0 36.7 131.8 18.9 21.9 3.63 1983 202.9 25.5 28.7 124.0 18.2 21.3 3.54 1984 308.2 33.1 42.0 151.3 22.8 26.6 4.24 1985 340.8 33.1 43.4 138.6 19.8 22.5 3.63 1986 309.0 20.0 20.3 154.2 22.0 24.5 3.27 1987 274.3 22.3 19.3 154.6 21.3 21.7 2.90 1988 199.0 22.4 18.9 164.4 22.7 21.1 2.95 1989 276.8 n/a n/a 162.1 19.6 22.7 3.13 Notes:
1 Unites States production values for wheat and coarse grains excluding rice. No information is readily available about how production has been valued and the figures may not be comparable with those shown for the EC. Source: USDA.
2 Quantity relates to harvested production: value relates to cereals output i.e. sales off farms adjusted for stock change: rice is excluded. Source: Eurostat.
3 Relates throughout to EC9, 1979–80; EC10, 1981–85 and EC12 thereafter.
4 Billion European Currency Units: converted for $ by MAFF.
§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and food what was(a) the total tonnage and (b) the total value of grain exports from (i) the United stages of America, (ii) the EEC and (iii) the United kingdom in each year since 1979.
United States of America European Community United Kingdom Quantity1 mill. tonnes Value1 $bn. Value4 BECU Quantity2 mill. tonnes Value2 BECU Quantity3 mill. tonnes Value3 £m. Value4 BECU 1979 108.0 11.6 8.4 12.4 1.6 1.23 126.7 0.19 1980 111.4 15.8 11.4 17.1 2.7 2.98 313.4 0.52 1981 107.7 18.6 16.6 21.9 4.0 4.99 532.6 0.96 1982 93.6 14.7 15.0 17.8 3.4 5.10 609.8 1.09 1983 95.0 12.8 14.4 20.6 3.7 4.45 561.3 0.96 1984 94.9 15.0 19.0 22.3 4.6 6.48 792.1 1.34 1985 60.9 11.4 14.9 24.2 4.6 5.26 614.0 1.04 1986 73.1 7.4 7.5 21.9 3.0 8.48 946.7 1.41 1987 95.6 6.8 5.9 24.6 2.2 7.64 595.6 0.84 1988 99.8 9.8 8.3 25.1 2.8 5.12 428.9 0.65 1989 102.5 10.2 9.3 29.8 4.4 6.94 665.5 0.99 Notes:
1 Exports of wheat, coarse grain (excluding rice) and products for fiscal years. Source: USDA.
2 European Community exports to non-EC destinations. Figures relate to EC9 for 1979–80, EC10 for 1981–85 and EC12 for 1986–89. Export data covers cereals (excluding rice) plus products of the milling industry including starch but excluding leguminous vegetables and potatoes. Quantities of grain products are not converted to grain equivalent. Source: Eurostat.
3 United Kingdom exports of grain include malt, but exclude rice. Tonnage figures for grain products are not converted to grain equivalent. Exports cover shipments to rest of EC plus third country destinations. Source: HM Customs and Excise.
4 BECU: billion European Currency Units: conversions from $ and £ have been made by MAFF.