HC Deb 13 March 1991 vol 187 cc564-5W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish a list of the tonnages of food and gallons of wine exported with subsidy support to(a) central and east Europe and the Soviet Union and (b) the rest of the world, respectively, in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what are the comparable figures for the previous two years.

Mr. Curry

The information requested is contained in the tables.

European Community exports of the main agricultural commodities to central and east Europe and the Soviet Union (a) (b) (000 tonnes)
1988 1989 January to October 1990
Wheat 4,228 4,326 4,759
Barley 2,302 4,599 2,610
Wheat flour 4 5 2
Rice 8 7 69
Maize 209 899 389
Malt 62 115
Wholemilk powder 33 51 43
Skimmed milk powder 55
Condensed milk
Butter (including butter oil) 332 165 36
Beef and veal 94 275 169
Pigmeat 63
Poultrymeat 1 18 13
Sugar total (white equivalent) 111 424 70
(of which, refined sugar) 99 424 70
Olive oil 12 8 17
Wine 81 96 101

Notes:

(a) Soviet Union, German Democratic Republic, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania.

(b) From 3 October 1990 the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist.

(c) — denotes trade under 500 tonnes.

European Community exports of the main agricultural commodities to the rest of the world (a) (000 tonnes)
1988 1989 January to October 1990
Wheat 8,201 11,077 9,786
Barley 4,122 4,273 3,430
Wheat flour 2,559 2,441 2,415
Rice 329 386 232
Maize 964 1,438 809
Malt 1,030 990 963
Wholemilk powder 563 517 392
Skimmed milk powder 561 409 292
Condensed milk 383 449 300
Butter (including butter oil) 276 209 132
Beef and veal 521 577 363
Pigmeat 11 14 193
Poultrymeat 388 417 325
Sugar total (white equivalent) 4,416 4,132 3,938
(of which, refined sugar) 4,404 4,101 3,907
Olive oil 134 127 115
Wine 1,188 1,162 863

Note: (a) Excluding central and east Europe and the Soviet Union.

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