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Written question asked by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 February 2006. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 February 2006 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


ACP Sugar Production

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of African, Caribbean and Pacific country sugar production was produced by Mauritius in the last period for which figures are available.
Answer

Total production in the ACP Sugar Protocol countries in 2004 was 4,391,190 tonnes. Production in Mauritius accounted for 13.8 per cent. of the total¹.Preferential imports from ACP countries into the EU are planned to total 1,297,264 tonnes in the 2005–06 marketing year. Imports from Mauritius are planned to be 37.9 per cent. of that total."¹ Source:""ISO Sugar Year Book 2004"


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
442 c2035W;442 c2035W; 49631
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Food Mauritius Production Sugar Trade agreements ACP countries Common sugar regime
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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