HC Deb 14 December 1999 vol 341 cc185-6W
Sir Teddy Taylor

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which items of food are subject to overproduction within the EU; what quantities are involved; and what the change in the situation has been in the last year. [102631]

Ms Quin

The figures for food put into EU public intervention together with the percentage change in intervention stocks over the last 12 months are shown in the following table.

Changes in levels of major intervention stocks over the last 12 months in the EU
Intervention stocks(thousand tonnes)
Commodity 1998 1999 Percentage change Reference date
Beef 477 226 —53 July
Cereals (Total) 11,809 12,737 8 October
Barley 6,707 4,971 —26 October
Durum 0 0 0 October
Maize 712 44 —94 October
Rye 2,399 3,104 29 October
Wheat 1,983 4,569 130 October
Dairy Products
Butter 4 48 1,100 October
Skimmed Milk Powder 205 226 10 October
Olive Oil 100 25 —75 October

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