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Mr. Canavan
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current volume and value of surplus stocks of food and drink (a)in the United Kingdom and (b)in the European Economic Community.
Mr. Gummer
The following table shows the quantity and value of stocks in public intervention storage at 30 November 1986, the latest date for which full information is available.
United Kingdom
| European Economic.Community
| |||
Quantity '000 tonnes
| Value £ million
| Quantity '000 tonnes
| Value1 £ million
| |
| Cereals | 4,431 | 523 | 14,718 | 2,185 |
| Sugar | — | — | 16 | 7 |
| Olive oil | — | — | 283 | 309 |
| Oilseeds | — | — | 26 | 10 |
| Alcohol | — | — | 666 | 48 |
| Tobacco | — | — | 39 | 22 |
| Skimmed milk-powder | 24 | 25 | 862 | 1,190 |
| Butter | 254 | 487 | 1,306 | 3,145 |
| Beef: | ||||
| quarters | 37 | 49 | 452 | 890 |
| boned | 45 | 99 | 220 | 575 |
| 1,183 | 8,381 | |||
1 Converted at the November 1986 exchange rate 1ecu=£0·734093. | ||||