HC Deb 28 July 2000 vol 354 c1116W
Mr. Paice

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the UK sugar support prices were, expressed as intervention price plus storage cost levy, in(a) nominal and (b) real terms for each year since 1980. [132526]

Ms Quin

[holding answer 25 July 2000]: The information requested is contained in the following table:

Year Ecu/euro Nominal terms Real terms, at 1980 prices
1980 474 293 293
1981 517 320 286
1982 569 352 290
1983 589 365 287
1984 589 365 273
1985 596 382 270
1986 594 401 274
1987 594 429 281
1988 589 439 275
1989 584 457 265
1990 567 482 255
1991 567 512 256
1992 567 527 254
1993 570 649 309
1994 565 639 296
1995 683 578 259
1996 672 564 247
1997 667 486 206
1998 667 459 188
1999 667 439 177

Note:

UK effective support price for sugar = UK intervention price plus storage levy. Prices per tonne as at 1 July each year, expressed in ecu/euros in column 1 and in £ in columns 2 and 3.

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