§ Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will now update and correct the tables of comparative food prices in and out of the EEC
AVERAGE UNIT VALUES OF UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF CERTAIN COMMODITIES—FEBRUARY 1975 Commodity EEC Countries Non-EEC Countries £ per ton c.i.f. £ per ton c.i.f. 1. EEC lower than non-EEC Wheat … Denmark … … 69.48 USA … … 100.94 France … … 69.97 Canada … … 92.60 Rice, short grained … Italy … … 162.18 Australia … … 186.70 Bacon sides … Irish Republic … … 638.22 Sweden … … 738.15 Denmark … … 691.62 Poland … … 730.10 Tomatoes, fresh … Netherlands … … 326.92 Spain … … 344.01 Canary Islands … … 406.01 Refined Sugar … France … … 224.91 USA … … 244.75 Belgium/Luxembourg … 219.31 Switzerland … … 248.67 2. No significant difference Apples … France … … 199.34 USA … … 198.60 Italy … … 179.51 Canada … … 228.16 Netherlands … … 164.44 Hungary … … 184.05 Raw sugar, beet and cane France … … 205.97 Guyana … … 228.26 Belgium/Luxembourg … … 161.97 Mauritius … … 159.74 Guatemala … … 313.56 Fiji … … 150.00 Maize … France … … 69.28 USA … … 67.81 West Germany … … 72.05 South Africa … … 79.40 3. Non-EEC lower than EEC Lard … Belgium/Luxembourg … … 297.10 Spain … … 263.43 Netherlands … … 306.21 Poland … … 282.79 Italy … … 288.33 USA … … 369.38 Butter … France … … 738.97 New Zealand … … *460.12 Netherlands … … 745.72 Denmark … … 745.15 Cheddar type cheese … Irish Republic … … 868.81 New Zealand … … *397.29 Netherlands … … 881.93 Lamb … Irish Republic (fresh) … … 697.43 New Zealand (frozen) … 480.19 Beef … No reliable comparison possible owing to ban on imports from most non-EEC countries. * Special minimum import price. Sources: Overseas Trade Accounts. Customs and Excise Tabulation Sheets.