Sheepmeat (Hansard, 13 May 1985)

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether there is any formal or informal agreement or understanding, express or implied, concerning the price at which New Zealand lamb is sold in the United Kingdom.

§ Mr. MacGregor
The price at which New Zealand lamb is sold in the United Kingdom is a matter for the commercial judgment of the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board.

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in the Official Report the institutional prices for sheepmeat in each of the past five years and the proposals for 1985

^*1980–81 † 1981–82 † 1982–83 † 1983–84 ‡ 198485

Annual average rate of variable premium & clawback as percentage of the guide price — 13 25 28 —

Certified weight of animals qualifying for variable premium ('000 tonnes) 103 220 226 234 —

^*The 1980–81 marketing year lasted for only 24 weeks and no annual average figure can be quoted.

†To allow for comparison these marketing years have been standardised to a 52-week year commencing on the first Monday in April.

†The 1984–85 marketing year has not yet ended and figures cannot yet be calculated

	^*1980–81	† 1981–82	† 1982–83	† 1983–84	‡ 198485
Annual average rate of variable premium & clawback as percentage of the guide price	—	13	25	28	—
Certified weight of animals qualifying for variable premium ('000 tonnes)	103	220	226	234	—
^*The 1980–81 marketing year lasted for only 24 weeks and no annual average figure can be quoted.
†To allow for comparison these marketing years have been standardised to a 52-week year commencing on the first Monday in April.
†The 1984–85 marketing year has not yet ended and figures cannot yet be calculated