HC Deb 10 February 1967 vol 740 cc382-3W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how average prices for store cattle sold in Welsh markets during 1966 compared with the prices for those sold in English markets during the same period.

Mr. Hoy

For purposes of the published annual Agricultural Statistics, information is obtained weekly of prices at five representative Welsh markets and forty-two representative English markets. In 1966 the average price of first quality yearling steers on these Welsh markets was almost exactly the same as the average on the English markets at just over £50 per head.