HC Deb 17 March 1975 vol 888 cc300-3W
Mr. Ovenden

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the Official Report the official wholesale prices quoted by his Department for the weeks ending 10th January 1975 and 12th January 1974 in respect of those vegetables for which retail prices are quoted in the Department of Employment Gazette.

Mr. Strang:

Wholesale market prices are collected by the Ministry for weeks ending Wednesday and the following are averages of the most usual wholesale prices in main England and Wales mar-

1975 1974
Week ending Week ending
Unit 8th January 15th January 9th January 16th January
POTATOES
Home Grown:
King Edward VII:
Lincs. and Yorks. £ per cwt. 2.22 2.11 1.86 1.84
Blacklands 2.25 2.05 1.86 1.89
Other Districts 2.07 2.01 1.77 1.72
Other Reds 1.94 1.94 1.64
Whites 1.84 1.80 1.52 1.47
Imported:
Canary Islands 9.62 9.07 8.34 8.18
Italy 10.46 9.89 8.65 8.39
TOMATOES
Imported:
Canary Islands £ per 6 kg. 2.66 2.26 2.07 1.49
Morocco 2.20 1.85 1.80 1.20
Spain 2.17 1.84 1.66 1.24
Israel 1.80 1.71
CABBAGE
Home Grown:
Savoys £ per cwt. 2.60 2.61 3.40 3.07
Spring Greens 3.15 3.60 7.51 5.73
Summer/Autumn 2.40 2.21
Winter Dutch White 2.70 2.50 3.58 3.04
Winter Other 2.53 2.64 3.55 3.35
Imported:
Netherlands White 3.40 4.28 5.12
CAULIFLOWERS
Home Grown:
Cornish Class I £ per doz. 1.05 1.14 1.19 1.05
Cornish Class II 0.86 0.98 0.98 0.84
Kent Class I 1.40 1.60 1.19 1.17
Kent Class II 1.20 1.40 0.91 0.93
Other districts:
Summer/Autumn Class II 0.78 0.97
Channel Islands Class II 1.34 1.31 1.43 1.31
Imported:
France 1.31 1.35 1.45 1.68
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
Home Grown £ per cwt. 4.54 3.89 7.52 4.00
CARROTS
Home Grown:
Topped:
Washed 3.29 3.08 1.78 1.61
Unwashed 2.84
Imported:
Netherlands (loose) 8.01 8.83 6.07 8.04
Netherlands (pre-packed) 10.78 11.55 9.60
ONIONS
Home Grown:
Bulb 2.59 2.65 3.22 3.56
Imported:
Hungary—Bulb 4.71 4.78
Spain—Bulb 5.02 4.94 4.89 5.30
MUSHROOMS
Home Grown:
England and Wales Indoor p per lb. 20.8 24.4 21.8 21.4
Imported:
Irish Republic 23.3

kets for the weeks ending 8th and 15th January 1975 and the weeks ending 9th and 16th January 1974: