§ 11. Mr Ronald Atkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of the home market for butter is supplied by British farmers.
§ Mr. BishopHome produced butter accounted for 23 per cent. of total new supplies in the first five months of the year.
§ Mr. Jayasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is the EEC farm and gate price in pence for lb. of butter and cheese; what is the corresponding average export price now charged by Canada, Australia and New Zealand; and what are the corresponding wholesale prices in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. BishopPrices received for these products by individual producers may vary throughout the Community. The floor prices provided for butter by the intervention arrangements of the common agricultural policy are:
sentative rate of £1 =1.75560 units of account, these prices are:
local varieties—bought by intervention agencies.
909WThe latest available average United Kingdom cif prices for butter and Cheddar cheese relate to landings in May
Butter Cheddar Cheese Average c.i.f. price p/lb. First hand selling price p/lb. Average c.i.f. price p/lb. First hand selling price p/lb. Canada … … 21.90 — 69.25 70.60 New Zealand … … 27.69 46.22 23.88 39.55 Denmark … … 47.35 47.32 44.10 39.15 France … … 52.17 47.32 41.03 36.03 Irish Republic … … 42.03 46.43 39.31 39.42 Netherlands … … 49.92 47.32 54.95 40.18 The United Kingdom has not imported butter or cheese from Australia since 1973.