§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are his latest estimates for the price paid to farmers, in(a) pence and (b) euros per litre for milk in (i) the UK and (ii) in each of the EU member states which has a milk sector. [111788]
§ Ms Quin1998 is the latest year for which farm-gate milk prices are available for all member states. The table shows the annual average price paid to farmers in 1998 for milk in each EU member state for raw milk, based on a milk fat content of 3.7 per cent. to ensure comparability. 1997 prices have been shown for comparison.
Average price paid to farmers for raw milk, 3.7 per cent. fat content £ per 100kg Euros per 100kg Member state 1997 1998 1997 1998 Austria 18.63 18.60 26.91 27.50 Belgium 18.35 18.25 26.50 26.98 Denmark 21.37 20.83 30.87 30.80 Finland 22.11 20.99 31.94 31.03 France 19.47 19.31 28.13 28.55 Germany 19.52 19.96 28.19 29.51 Greece 23.32 22.13 33.69 32.72 Ireland 19.54 18.89 28.23 27.92 Italy 25.78 23.57 37.24 34.84 Luxembourg 19.86 20.16 28.69 29.81 Netherlands 20.19 29.69 29.17 30.59 Portugal 19.87 19.20 28.70 28.39 Spain 18.76 18.93 27.10 27.99 Sweden 23.50 22.15 33.94 32.75 United Kingdom 20.67 18.10 29.85 26.75 Notes:
1. Prices are reported to Eurostat by member state in national currency per 100kg
2. Conversion factors to litres are not available for each member state. In the UK 1 litre is approximately equal to 1.03kg of milk
Source:
Eurostat