HL Deb 04 March 1993 vol 543 cc40-1WA
Lord Jenkins of Putney

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What foodstuffs were destroyed by the EC in the last complete year for which statistics are available and what was the total cost of such destruction.

The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Earl Howe)

The latest information available on the destruction of withdrawn foodstuffs in the EC relates to the 1990/91 season, and is as follows:

Product Quantity destroyed (tonnes) Cost of withdrawal £ (at 1990/91 green rate of £0.779553)
Cauliflowers 15,365 1,114,409
Tomatoes 7,122 357,266
Aubergines 82 4,060
Peaches 409,734 54,629,490

Product Quantity destroyed (tonnes) Cost of withdrawal £ (at 1990/91 green rate of £0.779553)
Apricots 36,933 5,637,880
Lemons 17,335 1,294,469
Pears 5,422 409,270
Grapes 85 7,402
Apples 179,635 16,004,954
Mandarins 3,295 357,457
Oranges 20,430 19,633,393
Nectarines 39,712 5,949,537
Clementines 581 53,717
TOTAL COST £105,453,304