Vol. 444 No. 3
18 Mr. Molloy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the tonnage of barley sold out of intervention in each month since the begining of the 1993-94 marketing year; the tonnage in stock on 31 May 1994; and the anticipated closing intervention stock at the end of the 1993-94 marketing year.
28 Mr. Leonard asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the amount of intervention barley released in recent months; and the main beneficiaries of this.
58 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the tonnage of barley sold out of intervention in each month since the beginning of the 1993-94 marketing year; the tonnage in stock on 31 May 1994; and the anticipated closing intervention stock at the end of the 1993-94 marketing year.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 18, 28 and 58 together.
The amount of barley sold out of intervention since 1 July 1993 is as follows: July 1993, 1,415 metric tonnes; September 1993, 1,999 metric tonnes; October 1993, 1,999 metric tonnes; April 1994, 12,024 metric tonnes; May 1994, 23,375 metric tonnes.
Stocks of intervention barley at the end of May 1994 were 198,665 metric tonnes and I expect stock at the end of June to fall to 163,000 metric tonnes.
The Irish Intervention Agency has invited tenders for the sale onto the Community Market of 89,980 metric tonnes of barley from Irish intervention stock since last April. The tenders for this barley will continue up to the end of July, with the quantities being decided on in the light of market needs and in consultation with the Commission. Bids for 57,196 metric tonnes of grain have been accepted to date.
The purchasers of this grain include grain merchants, agricultural co-operatives, feed compounders, maltsters and farmers who have used most of the grain for animal feed with small quantities going for malting.
