HC Deb 04 April 1978 vol 947 cc119-20W
Mr. Spearing

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are

EEC THRESHOLD PRICES IN MARCH 1978 AND PRICES IN EXPORTING COUNTRIES AND CIF AT EEC PORTS FOR PRINCIPAL FOODSTUFFS
£ per tonne
EEC Threshold Prices (or nearest equivalent) Price cif EEC Ports Price in Exporting Country
Beef … … … … … … 1,297.78(1) N.A. 1,145.00(2)
Butter … … … … … … 1,354.84(3) 934.95(4) N.A.
Skimmed Milk Powder … … … … 551.97(5) N.A. 775.00(6)
Cheddar Cheese … … … … … 1,154.80(7) N.A. 1,140.00(8)
Common Wheat … … … … … 97.01 85.40(9) 70.30(10)
Maize … … … … … … 89.30 67.00(11) 60.22(1)
Rice … … … … … … 190.67(13) 230.80(14) N.A.
Raw Sugar (non-ACP) … … … … 199.81 103.00(15) 90.40(16)
Footnotes:
(1) Deadweight intervention price for all adult cattle.
(2) Deadweight equivalent of liveweight market price for choice steers (900–1,000 lb.), Omaha, U.S.A. 22nd March 1978.
(3) Intervention price, 82 per cent. butter.
(4) Protocol 18 price for New Zealand butter cif United Kingdom including value of MCA 3rd April 1978.
(5) Intervention price.
(6) Wholesale price spray skimmed milk powder East Coast, U.S.A., January 1978.
(7) Notional cheddar cheese intervention price.
(8) Wholesale price cheddar cheese 40 lb. blocks, Wisconsin, U.S.A., January 1978.
(9) U.S. hard winter wheat, cif Tilbury, 28th March 1978.
(10) U.S. hard winter wheat, fob U.S. Gulf Ports, 28th March 1978.
(11) U.S. No. 3 yellow corn, cif Tilbury, 28th March 1978.
(12) U.S. No. 3 yellow corn, fob U.S. Gulf ports 28th March 1978.
(13) Threshold price husked long grain rice.
(14) Thai Loonzain 100 per cent. B, cif, continent, in bag.
(15) London daily raw sugar price cif United Kingdom, 28th March 1978.
(16) Raw sugar, fob Caribbean ports, stowed in bulk, 28th March 1978.
Note on Conversions: Threshold prices or the nearest equivalent have been converted to sterling at the green pound rate; prices at EEC ports or in the exporting country have been converted at the market rate on the date given.

the current CAP prices in respect in each of the principal foodstuffs; and what is the latest available price quoted in the United States of America and/or the principal exporting countries for each community, preferably cif at an EEC port, any EEC levy or tariff not being included in the price.

Mr. Bishop

The information requested is set out below. Where possible, prices have been given on all the bases suggested; in other cases either the price in the United States or other exporting country or, alternatively, the cif price at EEC ports has been quoted. Different price quotations may reflect differences in the quality and presentation of products.