§ 109. Mrs. Mannasked the Minister of Food if he is aware that dried peas sold by farmer to merchant at £15 for 38 stone are retailed at 11½d. per half lb. or £50 13s. 8d. for 38 stone; and if he will take steps to control this price difference.
Dr. HillThe hon. Lady is comparing growers' prices for unsorted peas with retail prices for sorted and prepacked peas. This is misleading. Loose peas can be bought retail at about half the price quoted by her for packet peas. As
IMPORTS OF COARSE GRAINS FROM THE U.S.S.R. AND TURKEY IN THE YEARS 1948–1952 — 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952* Tons Average Price £ per ton c.i.f. Tons Average Price £ per ton c.i.f. Tons Average Price £ per ton c.i.f. Tons Average Price £ per ton c.i.f. Tons Average Price £ per ton c.i.f. U.S.S.R.: Barley 430,171 32.3 142,624 20.6 324,566 20.5 502,112 31.9 320,804 37.3 Maize 139,179 32.6 50,812 20.3 266,883 20.2 253,956 30.1 227,513 41.3 Oats 102,664 31.2 9,956 17.4 83,752 17.6 84,046 28.0 53,074 34.1 Total 672,014 32.2 203,392 20.3 675,201 20.0 840,114 31.0 601,391 38.6 TURKEY: Barley Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Maize Nil Oats 9 33.3 * January to October.
§ 111. Major Beamishasked the Minister of Food by how much per ton Turkish coarse grain landed in this country would exceed the average c.i.f. price per ton of coarse grains imported from other countries this year.
Dr. HillAs no recent purchases of Turkish coarse grains have been made the basis for a comparison does not exist. It would be contrary to practice to disclose details of offers.