§ Mr. Bestasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will set out in a table for each year since the United Kingdom's accession to the European Economic Community the comparative prices in the European Economic Community and the world market of (i) beef, (ii) lamb (iii) dairy products and (iv) cereals.
1970–71 European Community price* 1970 United Kingdom guaranteed price Current world price Current European Community price† Fat cattle £/tonne 270‡ 219 607.3 962.0‡ Fat sheep p/kg None 42.95 Not available 106.8║ Fat pigs £/tonne 329║ 281 665.0 982.0║ Eggs (hen) p/dozen Not available 16.93 30.4 Not available Eggs (duck) p/dozen Not available 11.15 Not available Not available Wool p/kg None 48.92 Not available None Milk p/litre 4.52¶ 4.31 Not available 15.45¶ Wheat £/tonne 42.1** 29.8 82.0 102.22** Barley £/tonne 37.7** 26.6 83.0 102.22** Oats £/tonne Not available 27.4 100 Not available Rye £/tonne 38.8** 21.2 96.0 104.68** Potatoes £/tonne None 15.6 Not available None Sugarbeet £/tonne 7.2†† 6.7 Not available 22.22†† Notes: * Converted to sterling at £1=2.4 units of account. † Converted to sterling at the representative ("green') rate of £1=1.61641 ECU. ‡ Intervention price for adult cattle. ║ Basic price. ¶ Target price. ** Intervention price. †† Minimum beet price for 1970–71—basic price for sugarbeet in 1981.