Intervention Stores

Mr. Ron Davies
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a complete list of United Kingdom and European Community agricultural produce in public intervention and assisted private storage in England and their value at the latest available date.

Mr. Jopling
[pursuant to his reply, 7 May 1985, c. 322]: Intervention stocks in England on 31 March, the latest date for which figures are available, were as follows, values calculated at the buying-in price current at that date:---------------------
|Commodity          |
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|Beef               |
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|Breadmaking wheat  |
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|Barley             |
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|Feedwheat          |
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|Butter             |
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|Skimmed Milk Powder|
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At the end of March, there was no butter or pigmeat in assisted private storage in England. The quantity of beef is not recorded and calculation would involve disproportionate cost.