HC Deb 16 October 1995 vol 264 cc124-5W
Mr. Rooker

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the tonnage and value of fruit and vegetables destroyed due to overproduction in the United Kingdom and each EU member state in the latest year for which figures are available. [37118]

Mr. Baldry

Information on the tonnages and value of produce destroyed in each member state for which EU compensation was paid in 1992–93, the last year for which figures are available is as follows:

Table 1: Tonnage of destroyed produce for which EU withdrawal compensation was paid (t)
Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Holland Portugal UK
Satsumas 0 0 0 0 3,587 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarins 0 0 0 2,493 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clementines 0 0 0 966 15,502 8,867 0 18,531 0 0 0 0
Oranges 0 0 0 215,679 200,097 622 0 87,862 0 0 318 0
1 Refers to total volume of aubergines for which EU withdrawals compensation was paid. Information on proportion of withdrawn aubergines destroyed is not available.

Source:

European Commission.

Table 2: Cost to FEOGA budget of EU withdrawal compensation for the tonnages shown in Table 1 (ecu)
Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Holland Portugal UK
Apples 790,411 0 8,072 20,235,503 16,655,255 75,974,481 16,775 0 0 0 837,479 929,248
Pears 42,417 0 8,392 134,624 1,939,255 3,205,452 0 0 0 0 133,807 713
Cauliflowers 177,864 0 176,736 85,308 221,774 11,596,014 14,517 177,929 0 0 26,663 844,150
Tomatoes 433,871 0 34,963 250,971 2,931 1,682,891 8,230 0 0 0 0 210
Apricots 0 0 0 1,128,643 78,436 2,660,195 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nectarines 0 0 0 25,478,004 804,266 9,402,688 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peaches 0 0 0 107,336,391 4,297,182 14,997,163 0 0 0 0 340,201 0
Lemons 0 0 0 230,468 10,704,524 16,421 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aubergines1 0 0 0 0 0 8,195 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grapes 0 0 0 0 9,999 349,697 0 0 0 0 0 0
Satsumas 0 0 0 0 221,170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarins 0 0 0 445,170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clementines 0 0 0 118,480 1,705,287 966,909 0 2,053,059 0 0 0 0
Oranges 0 0 0 35,576,560 25,818,502 76,934 0 10,795,070 0 0 37,876 0
1 Refers to total volume of aubergines for which EU withdrawal compensation was paid. Information on proportion of withdrawn aubergines destroyed is not available.

Source:

European Commission.