§ 40. Lieut.-Colonel Bromley-Davenportasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what arrangements are going to be made for the disposal of the stock-feed potatoes, amounting to thousands of tons, which are rotting on certain farms; and whether he will give an assurance that farmers will get a fair price for them.
Mr. AmoryI am afraid that the Potato Marketing Board will not be able to dispose for stockfeed or other purposes of all the potatoes accepted under the Government guarantee. But the guarantee arrangements provide for growers to receive a fair price for their potatoes even when no use can be found for them.
Mr. AmoryThe hon. Gentleman knows that there is not a guaranteed price but a fall-back, or support price, and the support price at this time of the year is between £13 and £14 a ton.