Intervention Stocks

Sir Anthony Meyer
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the levels of the stock of the major agricultural products held in intervention storage by the European Commission for the latest convenient date, expressed in terms of number of days' consumption; and how these stocks compare with comparable dates in 1978, 1979 and 1980.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith
The following table lists stocks of major agricultural products held in intervention storage by the European Community as at 31 October 1981 and comparable dates from 1978 to 1980, expressed as number of days' consumption. ---------------------
|Commodity          |
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|Olive Oil          |
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|Beef               |
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|Barley             |
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|Wheat              |
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|Rye                |
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|Durum              |
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|Butter             |
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|Skimmed Milk Powder|
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Notes:

* Based on 1980–81 consumption levels, excluding Greece, for years before 1981.

† As at 30 November.

‡ As at 26 October.