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Mr. Teddy Taylor
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current size of the various food surpluses within the EEC which are financed by the Community; and if, in respect of butter, cheese, skimmed milk and beef, he will publish details of the comparable sizes one, two and three years previously.
Mr. Bishop
The following are the quantities, based on Commission figures, of food commodities currently held in Community intervention stores:
| Commodity | Tonnes | ||
| Beef* | … | … | 271,285 |
| Wheat† | … | … | 2,480,000 |
| Butter | … | … | 74,000 |
| Skimmed milk powder | … | … | 790,000 |
| Cheese | … | … | 18,000‡ |
| Tonnes | |||
| 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | |
| Beef | Not available | Nil | 181,895§ |
| Butter | 161,000 | 245,000 | 120,000 |
| Skimmed milk powder | 13,000 | 129,000 | 215,000 |
| Cheese | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| * As at end June. | |||
| † Includes wheat for animal feed. | |||
| ‡ Intervention arrangements for cheese are available only in Italy—for the Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano varieties. | |||
| § In September 1974, the nearest month for which a 1974 figure is available. | |||