HC Deb 26 March 1936 vol 310 c1411
81. Mr. T. WILLIAMS

asked the Minister of Agriculture what has been the

Average wholesale price of milk for liquid consumption. Average pool price paid to wholesale producers. Difference between average wholesale price and average pool price. Average contribution* payable by producer-retailers.
South-Eastern region. Other regions. South-Eastern region. Other regions. South-Eastern region Other regions.
1933–34. pence per gallon. pence per gallon. pence per gallon. pence per gallon. pence per gallon. pence per gallon. pence per gallon.
October-December … 16.33 15.67 14.83 13.85 1.50 1.82 1.59
January-March … 15.67 15.33 14.08 13.12 1.59 2.21 1.87
April-June … 12.33 12.00 10.92 10.24 1.41 1.76 1.58
July-September … 13.00 12.00 11.58 10.62 1.42 1.38 1.29
All regions. All regions. All regions.
1934–35. Pence per gallon. Pence per gallon. Pence per gallon.
October-December … 16.33 13.90 2.43 2.10
January-March … 16.67 13.78 2.89 2.56
April-June … 13.33 10.36 2.97 2.67
July-September … 14.00 10.93 3.11 2.71
1935–36
October-December … 17.00† 13.45 3.55 3.15
* Most producer-retailers qualify for the level delivery premium, the amount of which is deducted from their contribution. The level delivery premium earned by producer-retailers were 1d. per gallon for the first and second quarters of 1933–34, ½d. per gallon for the remainder of 1933–34 and the whole of 1934–35 and 1d. per gallon for 1935–36.
† The wholesale prices prescribed by the Milk Marketing; Board for 1935–36 were the subject of complaints by the Central Milk Distributive Committee and the Parliamentary Committee of the Co-operative Congress. These complaints are now under consideration by the Committee of Investigation for England.