§ 16. Mr. Grimondasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the price of sulphate of ammonia in 1955 and in 1965.
§ Mr. John MackieThe published list price in 1955–56 was £20 11s. 6d. per ton and for 1965–66 is £19 19s. 0d. The reduction is worth about 10s. to 15s. per ton more than these figures suggest because the standard nitrogen content has been increased from 20.6 per cent. to 21 per cent. and it is now sold "delivered to farm" and not "delivered to the farmer's nearest railway station".