Wheat (Hansard, 21 March 1991)

§ 21. Mr. Corbyn
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the current intervention stocks of wheat held in the United Kingdom.

§ Mr. Curry
A table setting out intervention stock levels in the EC and the United Kingdom is deposited monthly in the House of Commons Library. Latest figures were tabled on 12 March.

§ Mr. Ralph Howell
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the average ex-farm price of wheat received by(a) British farmers, (b) French farmers, (c) German farmers and (d) the EEC generally in 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990 in pounds sterling.
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§ Mr. Curry
The information requested by my hon. Friend is not yet published for 1990. The information for the other years is set out in the table. Producer prices for the European Community as a whole are not available.

Producer prices for wheat

£ tonne¹

France Germany United Kingdom²

1979 91.51 117.70 96.90

1984 98.48 123.90 113.90

1985 96.06 111.24 111.80

1986 114.73 129.25 110.70

1987 113.82 134.74 111.20

1988 98.48 116.40 106.90

1989 101.57 113.67 108.80

¹Exchange rates based on average spot rates for calendar years.

² To facilitate comparisons between countries figures for the United Kingdom are prepared on a slightly different basis from those given in my answer to the hon. Member on 15 March 1991.

Source: "Eurostat Agricultural Prices"

Producer prices for wheat
£ tonne¹
	France	Germany	United Kingdom²
1979	91.51	117.70	96.90
1984	98.48	123.90	113.90
1985	96.06	111.24	111.80
1986	114.73	129.25	110.70
1987	113.82	134.74	111.20
1988	98.48	116.40	106.90
1989	101.57	113.67	108.80
¹Exchange rates based on average spot rates for calendar years.
² To facilitate comparisons between countries figures for the United Kingdom are prepared on a slightly different basis from those given in my answer to the hon. Member on 15 March 1991.