HC Deb 27 March 1991 vol 188 cc472-3W
Mr. Ralph Howell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what quantity of(a) wheat and (b) all cereals produced in (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) the EEC, (iii) north America, and (iv) the rest of the world has been used in each year since 1979 (1) for human consumption, (2) for animal feed, (3) for other processes, and (4) destroyed; and if he will give these figures as a percentage of world production in each case.

Mr. Curry

The information, where readily available, is shown in the tables, the coverage of which varies according to sources. No information is available on the destruction of grain, but data on losses are shown where recorded. Information on the rest of the world as a whole is not readily available in the form requested.

United States cereals usage
million tonnes
Wheat 1All cereals
2Food Seed Animal feed 2Food, alcohol, seed Animal feed
1979–80 16.6 (3.9) 2.7 (0.6) 2.3 (0.5) 39.8 (3.4) 142.2 (12.1)
1980–81 16.6 (3.7) 3.1 (0.7) 1.6 (0.4) 39.5 (3.4) 125.6 (10.8)
1981–82 16.4 (3.6) 2.9 (0.6) 3.7 (0.8) 41.1 (3.3) 131.3 (10.6)
1982–83 16.7 (3.5) 2.6 (0.5) 5.3 (1.1) 47.5 (3.7) 144.6 (11.2)
1983–84 17.5 (3.5) 2.7 (0.5) 10.0 (2.0) 50.3 (4.2) 130.0 (10.9)
1984–85 17.7 (3.4) 2.7 (0.5) 11.0 (2.1) 53.5 (4.0) 141.6 (10.6)
1985–86 18.4 (3.6) 2.5 (0.5) 7.4 (1.5) 56.2 (4.1) 142.5 (10.4)
1986–87 19.7 (3.7) 2.3 (0.4) 10.5 (2.0) 57.6 (4.2) 155.9 (11.3)
1987–88 19.55 (3.8) 2.3 (0.5) 7.8 (1.5) 58.9 (4.4) 153.6 (11.6)
1988–89 22.25 (4.4) 4.3 (0.8) 60.0 (4.8) 124.1 (9.9)
1989–90 22.63 (4.2) 4.3 (0.8) 61.6 (4.5) 138.8 (10.1)
1Covers wheat, maize, barley, oats, sorghum, rye but excludes rice.
2No disaggregation between usage for direct human consumption and industrial processes available.

Notes:

Figures in parenthesis are quantities used as percentage of world production. MAFF estimates using FAO data on world production.

Sources: USDA Agricultural Statistics 1989 and Agricultural Outlook, March 1991.

Usage of cereals in Canada
Million tonnes
Wheat (including durum) All cereals
Year Food and industrial use Animal feed Seed Food and industrial use Feed, seed and losses
1979–80 1.9 (0.4) 2.7 (0.6) 1.0 (0.2) n.a. n.a.
1980–81 1.8 (0.4) 2.2 (0.5) 1.1 (0.2) n.a. n.a.
1981–82 1.9 (0.4) 2.1 (0.5) 1.1 (0.2) n.a. n.a.
1982–83 2.0 (0.4) 1.8 (0.4) 1.2 (0.2) 3.6 (0.3) 20.0 (1.6)
1983–84 2.0 (0.4) 2.3 (0.5) 1.2 (0.2) 3.7 (0.3) 20.5 (1.7)
1984–85 2.0 (0.4) 2.0 (0.4) 1.3 (0.3) 3.6 (0.3) 20.1 (1.5)
1985–86 2.1 (0.4) 2.1 (0.4) 1.3 (0.3) 3.9 (0.3) 20.7 (1.5)
1986–87 2.0 (0.4) 2.4 (0.4) 1.1 (0.2) 4.0 (0.3) 21.4 (1. 5)
1987–88 2.2 (0.4) 4.5 (0.9) 1.2 (0.2) 4.0 (0.3) 23.9 (1.8)
1988–89 2.2 (0.4) 2.0 (0.4) 1.3 (0.3) n.a. n.a.
1989–90 2.3 (0.4) 1.9 (0.4) 1.3 (0.2) n.a. n.a.

Notes:

Figures in parenthesis are quantities used as percentage of world production. MAFF estimates using FAO data on world production. n.a. Not available.

Sources:International Wheat Council and Agriculture Canada.