§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how much grain was held on world stockpiles in each of the last 30 years; [177411]
(2) how many days' worth of global consumption of grain was held on world stockpiles in each of the last 30 years. [177412]
§ Alun MichaelThe Government do not collect global grain stock or consumption statistics but the following information is publicly available from supply and demand balance sheets compiled by the United States Department of Agriculture.
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World stocks1 (million tonnes) Days supply2 1974–75 170 64 1975–76 180 67 1976–77 241 85 1977–78 233 79 1978–79 278 90 1979–80 274 86 1980–81 255 80 1981–82 281 87 1982–83 332 101 1983–84 278 84 1984–85 340 99 1985–86 421 123 1986–87 469 132 1987–88 420 115 1988–89 336 95 1989–90 318 86 1990–91 366 98 1991–92 356 95 1992–93 395 104 1993–94 362 96 1994–95 358 93 1995–96 317 84 1996–97 366 93 1997–98 412 104 1998–99 444 112 1999–2000 439 110 2000–01 415 103 2001–02 396 97 2002–03 332 81 2003–04 251 60 1Ending stock for year in question. Ending stock divided by total daily consumption.