§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, from information available from international sources, what was the average grower return from wheat expressed in pounds per ton ex-farm, in Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Luxembourg and Belgium during 1970 or the most recent 12 months for which figures are available; and what was the comparable figure for the United Kingdom.
202Waverage producer return from pigs, expressed in pounds per score dead weight, in the European Economic Community as a whole during 1970 or the most recent 12 months for which figures are available; and how this compares with the average return in the United Kingdom market;
(2) from information available from international sources, what was the average producer return from pigs, expressed in pounds per score dead weight, in Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Luxembourg and Belgium during 1970 or the most recent 12 months for which figures are available; and how this compares with the average return with the United Kingdom market.
§ Mr. PriorNo average producer return for pigmeat in the European Economic Community is published. Average producer returns in each of the European Economic Community countries and in the United Kingdom are shown in the table below. The figures are not strictly comparable because much heavier weight pigs are generally produced in the European Economic Community than in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. PriorThe average grower returns from wheat in countries of the European Economic Community during 1969–70, the latest 12 month period for which figures are available were, Germany £42.33; France £35.91; Italy £44.66; Netherlands £40.25; Luxembourg £42.16; Belgium £41.16 per ton.
The comparable return in the United Kingdom, represented by the guaranteed price fixed at the Annual Review, was £29 per ton.
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§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, from information available from international sources, what was the average grower return from wheat expressed in pounds per ton ex-farm, in the European Economic Community during 1970 or the most recent 12 months for which figures are available; and how this compares with the average return in the United Kingdom market.
§ Mr. PriorAverage grower returns from cereals in the United Kingdom are those determined at the Annual Review. In 1969–70, the most recent 12 months for which figures are available, this was £29 per ton for wheat. No comparable figures for the European Economic Community as a whole is available; in individual member States the return varied from £35.91 to £44.66 per ton.