Sheep and Wool Prices

HC Deb 23 March 1979 vol 964 c798W

Mr. Watkinson

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will announce the guaranteed prices for sheep and wool for 1979–80.

Mr. Bishop

In the absence of any agreement over the proposed Common Market regime for sheepmeat, the Government are continuing the fat sheep guarantee. It has been decided that the guaranteed price for fat sheep should be increased to 140p per kg as from 26 March 1979. The guaranteed price has, as in previous years, been converted into a scale of weekly standard prices which will be published today. The guaranteed price for wool will be raised to 112p per kg for the marketing year beginning 1 May 1979.