§ Mr. Charles Morrisonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what intervention arrangements have been agreed for salted sweet cream butter of the type normally produced in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. GodberOn 12th December the EEC Council of Ministers (Agriculture) reached agreement on the intervention arrangements for salted sweet cream butter of the type normally produced in the United Kingdom. Under these arrangements United Kingdom manufacturers will be able to sell to the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce salted sweet cream butter of 80 per cent. fat content. The agreement provides that the intervention price for this type of butter will be about £348 per ton on 1st February, rising to at least £418 per ton on 1st April. The question of harmonisation between 80 per cent. and 82 per cent. will come up for consideration by the end of 1974, but the fact that the butter is salted will not be in question.