Mr. Wakefieldasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an estimate of the average price per ton paid to the Argentine for chilled beef for the last complete year before the war; and what is the price now being asked by the Argentine.
§ Mr. WebbI have been asked to reply. It is estimated that the average f.o.b. price of Argentine chilled beef in 1938 was about £32 10s. 0d. per ton. With regard to the prices now being asked by Argentina, I would refer the hon. Member to the statement which I made in the course of the debate on 8th February.