asked the Minister for Agriculture the amounts of beef exported by European Commission countries for the years 1983, 1984 and 1985 and its value; the countries to which the exports were made each year; and the value of the exports to the individual countries.
Written Answers. - EC Beef Exports.
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The following are the quantities of beef exported from the EC in the years 1983, 1984 and 1985. Table 1 shows the Countries of origin and Table 2 shows the major destinations of these exports. The values of these exports are not available.
Table 1.
EC Beef Exports by country of origin (tonnes, carcase equivalent)
|
Country |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
|
France |
169,471 |
196,494 |
248,678 |
|
Belgium/ Luxembourg |
5,090 |
14,723 |
6,696 |
|
Netherlands |
37,407 |
61,281 |
65,392 |
|
Germany |
101,697 |
193,873 |
183,733 |
|
Italy |
40,750 |
61,445 |
48,530 |
|
UK |
44,676 |
49,374 |
33,336 |
|
Ireland |
160,593 |
148,211 |
163,415 |
|
Denmark |
43,070 |
65,185 |
54,855 |
|
Greece |
8 |
41 |
— |
|
Total |
602,762 |
790,627 |
804,635 |
Table 2.
EC Beef Exports by country of destination (tonnes, carcase equivalent)
|
Country |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
|
USSR |
112,573 |
76,609 |
87,353 |
|
E. Germany |
29,987 |
22,870 |
NA |
|
Yugoslavia |
38,759 |
36,463 |
25,947 |
|
Hungary |
11,914 |
6,947 |
NA |
|
Zaire |
2,139 |
17,539 |
29,104 |
|
USA |
6,899 |
6,803 |
6,693 |
|
Canada |
7,202 |
30,947 |
13,309 |
|
Spain |
3,484 |
5,848 |
15,964 |
|
Portugal |
3,080 |
4,251 |
12,994 |
|
Egypt |
73,806 |
192,277 |
220,083 |
|
Libya |
10,241 |
4,394 |
26,896 |
|
Iran |
15,551 |
39,806 |
30,764 |
|
Iraq |
33,076 |
36,682 |
41,138 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
27,655 |
48,163 |
51,696 |
|
Other |
226,396 |
261,028 |
242,694 |
|
Total |
602,762 |
790,627 |
804,635 |