§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations the EU has received from the US authorities about the subsidised sale of barley in the US; what is the total amount of barley involved; what is the sale price; what is the amount of subsidy offered per tonne; and if he will make a statement. [44324]
§ Mr. Rooker[holding answer 8 June 1998]: I understand that the EU has received a number of representations from the US authorities about this sale, which involved the sale of Finnish barley to a buyer in California. The total amount of barley involved was 31,570 tonnes, of which 31,520 tonnes received an EU export subsidy of 47 ecus/tonne and the remaining 50 tonnes a subsidy of 21.96 ecus/tonne. The sale price was a matter of private commercial contract. The transaction concerned did not infringe WTO rules.