§ 89. Mr. Kelleyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what was the annual standard price for rye, oats,
Year of Harvest Wheat price per cwt. Rye price per cwt. Barley price per cwt. Oats price per cwt. s. d. s. d s. d s. d 1958 … … … … … 28 1 22 1 29 0 27 5 1959 … … … … … 27 7 21 7 29 0 27 5 1960 … … … … … 26 11 21 7 28 9 27 2 1961 … … … … … 26 11 21 7 27 7 27 5 1962 … … … … … 26 11 21 7 27 7 27 5 1963 … … … … … 26 6 21 7 26 8 27 5 1964 … … … … … 26 6 21 7 26 8 27 5 1965 … … … … … 25 5 21 7 25 4 27 5 1966 … … … … … 25 5 21 7 25 4 27 5 1967 … … … … … 25 11 21 7 24 9 27 5 1968 … … … … … 27 5 21 7 25 2 27 10 Note: For the years 1964 to 1967 the guaranteed prices for wheat and barley were subject to the operation 01 standard quantity/target indicator price arrangements. In consequence the average total returns to growers in these years were:—
Wheat Barley s. d. s. d. 1964 … … … … 26 0½ 26 0¾ 1965 … … … … 24 7¾ 24 10 1966 … … … … 26 4¼ 24 7 1967 … … … … 26 10½ 24 4½ The standard quantity for wheat was abolished at the 1968 Annual Review and the standard quantity for barley for the 1968–69 harvest was increased to 8,600,000 tons and is not expected to affect growers' total returns.