Pat Rabbitte
Question:153 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the cost of market support measures for the agricultural sector for each year from 1987 to 1992.
Written Answers. - Market Support Costs.
The cost of market support measures — i.e. intervention purchases, exports, refunds and various aids — for the agricultural sector in the period 1987-1992 was as follows:
|
Year |
Value of Market Support Measures |
|
£m |
|
|
1987 |
975.50 |
|
1988 |
665.80 |
|
1989 |
717.05 |
|
1990 |
1,298.29 |
|
1991 |
1,199.33 |
|
1992 |
1,009.85 |