Wheat (Hansard, 18 February 1988)

HC Deb 18 February 1988 vol 127 c726W 726W

§ Mr. Ralph Howell
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will update the information contained in the reply to the hon. Member for Norfolk, North of 26 of February 1987,Official Report, column 368, about the average ex-farm selling price of wheat in the United Kingdom for each of the years 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 and also at constant prices, showing the 1979 price as 100.

§ Mr. Donald Thompson
The information is as follows:

Ex-farm price of home-grown wheat¹ (£ per tonne) Price index in real terms² (1979 = 100)

1979 95.92 100

1980 99.30 86.5

1981 108.92 85.1

1982 113.74 82.2

1983 124.80 86.2

1984 114.58 76.1

1985 112.25 70.4

1986 111.18 67.2

1987 112.35 (forecast) 65.0

Notes:

¹ weighted average price at first point of sale. (Source: Annual Review of Agriculture.)

² deflated by price deflator of CDP at market prices.

	Ex-farm price of home-grown wheat¹ (£ per tonne)	Price index in real terms² (1979 = 100)
1979	95.92	100
1980	99.30	86.5
1981	108.92	85.1
1982	113.74	82.2
1983	124.80	86.2
1984	114.58	76.1
1985	112.25	70.4
1986	111.18	67.2
1987	112.35 (forecast)	65.0
Notes:
¹ weighted average price at first point of sale. (Source: Annual Review of Agriculture.)
² deflated by price deflator of CDP at market prices.