§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what tonnage of each CAP product was dumped on world markets in(a) 1974 and (b) each of the past three years; and what was the loss per tonne incurred in each case.
§ Mr. JackCertain agricultural exports benefit from refunds which bridge the gap between EU internal and world price levels. The total volumes of CAP products exported from the EU in 1974 and in the last three years are given in the first table.
Since only some of these exports are subsidised by refunds, it is not possible to give a rate of expenditure per tonne for each commodity. Total expenditure on export refunds by commodity is shown in the second table.
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MUA1 MECU MECU MECU Export refunds on: 1974 1991 1992 1993 Cereals 76 3,602 3,140 2,789 Rice 0.5 78 92 59 Sugar 8 1,251 1,306 1,531 Olive Oil 0.8 112 48 69 Oilseeds 0 0 0 0 Fruit and Veg—Fresh 18 77 92 156 Fruit and Veg—Processed 2— 18 25 31 Wine 0.1 56 77 100 Tobacco 0 65 57 36 Milk Products 344 2,249 2,056 2,287 Beef 55 1,282 1,333 1,712 Sheepmeat N/A 0 0 0 Pigmeat 56 199 130 193 Eggs and Poultry 17 169 193 291 Total 575.4 9,158 8,549 9,254 Source:
1974: 1991–93 FEOGA Financial Reports.
Notes:
1 mua = millions of units of account.
2 For 1974 expenditure for fruit and veg refers to fresh and processed as a whole.
Exchange Rates:
- 1974: 1 u.a = £0.5098
- 1991: 1 ecu = £0.69973
- 1992: 1 ecu = £0.70765
- 1993: 1 ecu = £0.78627