§ Mr. Jayasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the percentage change in the price of the following commodities in world markets since the highest point reaced in 1973–74: hard wheat, soft wheat, barley, maize and sugar, respectively.
§ Mr. PeartI give below the percentage changes requested, and the price quotations from which they have been calculated
Type and Quality Highest price (Date in brackets) Most recent price (Date in brackets) Percentage change in col. (2) to col. (4) Hard Wheat: U.S. Dark Northern Spring … 122.00 (19th February 1974) 82.50 (20th May 1975) -32.4 Maize: U.S. No. 3 Yellow … … 78.00 (7th October 1975) 56.75 (26th March 1975) -27.2 Sugar (raw) … … … … 650.00 (21st November 1975) 177.00 (22nd May 1975) -72.8 Source: Public Ledger for cereals prices. London Terminal Market (Daily Price) for sugar prices.