Milk Producers (Hansard, 15 April 1985)

§ Mr. MacGregor

I shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.

Table 1—Common Intervention (or Equivalent) Prices at Commencement of Marketing Years
Commodity		1973–74	^*1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85
					ua/tonne				ECU/itonne†
Common Wheat	Reference price (minimum quality breadwheat)	—	—	—	131.00	135.59	136.96	168.06	175.20	184.84	198.70	203.67	195.52
	Intervention price (feed wheat)	105.80	115.53	125.93	116.00	120.06	121.57	149.17	155.88	165.23	179.27	184.58	182.73
Barley	Intervention price	96.66	101.43	110.96	116.00	120.06	121.57	149.17	155.88	165.23	179.27	184.58	182.73
Maize	Intervention price	84.08	94.03	103.43	112.20	118.03	121.57	149.17	155.88	165.23	179.27	184.58	182.73
Rye	Intervention price	97.92	106.93	119.76	124.00	128.96	130.25	159.82	163.82	169.20	179.27	184.58	184.58
Rice	Intervention price (paddy rice)	131.30	143.40	154.87	164.16	171.55	174.98	218.48	233.71	259.42	290.55	306.53	314.19
Sugar	Intervention price (white sugar)║	235.70	264.80	304.50	331.40	346.00	354.70	432.70	461.60	505.00	556.60	577.20	577.20
Olive Oil	Intervention price	877.50	946.10	1427.10	1376.40	1346.20	1411.40	1731.90	1801.20	1963.30	2179.30	2299.20	2276.20
Rape and Colza	Basic intervention price	204.50	223.30	247.90	267.70	277.10	288.20	353.60	367.70	397.10	421.30	438.00	429.20
Wine	Guide price (per hectolitre)¶	30.40	35.43	38.26	40.75	42.18	43.02	52.79	55.69	61.26	68.00	71.74	71.02
Butter	Intervention price (82% fat)	1760.00	1835.80	1946.30	2180.80	2309.50	2357.20	2849.70	2916.00	3178.40	3497.00	3578.60	3197.00
Skimmed Milk powder	Intervention price	660.00	827.40	887.00	901.60	940.90	947.80	1157.90	1215.10	1324.50	1462.30	1496.40	1658.80
Beef and veal Pigmeat^*	Intervention price (adult bovines)^*	775.80	912.00	989.60	1068.70	1106.10	1133.70	1391.20	1446.80	1555.40	1726.80	1863.80	1845.20
Notes:
^* There were two price settlements in 1974: the prices shown are those fixed in the Autumn.
† On the date when the ECU first applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (9 April 1979) 1 ua=1.208953 ECU.
‡No separate price for wheat of breadmaking quality prior to 1976/77.
║From 1977/78 the intervention price for sugar is shown inclusive of storage levy.
¶ Intervention measures are triggered when market prices reach fixed proportions of the guide price for the different types. The prices shown are the guide price for Type A 11.
● Intervention buying is available for specified carcase categories at different times of the year at specified buying in prices.
▀ No pigmeat intervention buying schemes have operated in the EC in these years. A special, short term scheme will operate in part of Belgium from 3 April until 15 April due to market disruption caused by disease.

Table 2—Intervention prices applicable in the United Kingdom at commencement of marketing years
£/tonne
Commodity		1973–74	^*1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85
Common Wheat	Reference Price (Minimum quality breadwheat)	—	—	—	64.04	73.59	86.86	97.69	108.39	144.35	122.93	126.00	120.96

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