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Mr. Byers
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the amount of each fruit and vegetable destroyed, even though fit for consumption, by (a) the United Kingdom and (b) the whole European Community as a result of the common agriculture policy in each of the last three years. [35092]
Mr. Boswell
[holding answer 17 July 1995]: Information for the last three years for which statistics are available is as follows:
| Destruction of fruit and vegetables for which EU withdrawal compensation was paid | |||
| (tonnes) | |||
| Product | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 |
| Apples | 179,589 | 26,088 | 968,617 |
| Pears | 5,422 | 652 | 55,079 |
| Cauliflowers | 15,365 | 40,480 | 126,727 |
| Tomatoes | 7,122 | 44,179 | 32,850 |
| Apricot | 36,880 | 937 | 19,503 |
| Nectarines | 39,660 | 36,387 | 164,690 |
| Destruction of fruit and vegetables for which EU withdrawal compensation was paid | |||
| (tonnes) | |||
| Product | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 |
| Peaches | 409,734 | 337,120 | 720,262 |
| Lemons | 17,334 | 13,448 | 80,941 |
| Aubergines | 82 | 553 | 148 |
| Grapes | 85 | 291 | 3,222 |
| Satsumas | — | — | 3,587 |
| Mandarins | 3,296 | 2,723 | 2,492 |
| Clementines | 578 | 1,655 | 43,856 |
| Oranges | 204,396 | 154,877 | 504,794 |
| of which the UK statistics were: | |||
| Apples | 9,969 | 669 | 20,019 |
| Pears | 56 | 40 | 17 |
| Cauliflowers | 3,369 | 4,657 | 13,810 |
| Tomatoes | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Source:
European Commission