§ 7. Mr. Osborneasked the Minister of Food what new prices he has agreed to pay over the last six months for meat, butter and cheese from the Argentine, Australia, New Zealand and Denmark, respectively, and for what quantities; and how these compare with previous prices and quantities.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgePrices of meat are reviewed annually with Australia,
Country Commodity Agreed Prices Period covered by Agreement 1952–53 Season 1951–52 Season Per cwt. Per cwt. f.o.b. f.o.b. s. d. s. d. New Zealand … Butter … … 314 0 292 0 1st August to 31st July. Australia … Butter … … 314 0 292 0 1st July to 30th June. Denmark … Butter … … 337 6 314 0 1st October to 30th September. New Zealand … Cheese … … 176 0 161 6 1st August to 31st July. Australia … Cheese … … 176 0 161 6 1st July to 30th June. No specific quantities are stipulated in the agreements which are based on agreed proportions of the exportable surplus of the country concerned. The percentages of the exportable surpluses to be shipped to the United Kingdom, together with the quantities shipped in the 1951–52
Country Commodity Agreed proportions of exportable surplus Quantities shipped during 1951–52 Season 1952–53 Season 1951–52 Season Per cent. Per cent. Tons New Zealand … … Butter … … 87½ 85 136,000 (c) Australia … … Butter … … 100 (a) 100 (b) 4,000 Denmark … … Butter … … 75 75 85,000 New Zealand … … Cheese … … 90 85 79,000 (c) Australia … … Cheese … … 100 (a) 100 (b) 13,000 (a) Less butter and/or cheese equivalent to 13,500 tons of butter. (b) Less butter and/or cheese equivalent to 15,000 tons of butter. (c) Includes 4,000 tons shipped in excess of 85 per cent. of exportable surplus.