HC Deb 28 July 1955 vol 544 cc212-3W
Mr. B. Harrison

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what he estimates the deficiency payments on wheat, rye, barley, oats and mixed corn will amount to for the cereal year 1954–55.

Mr. Amory

The particulars of payments under the Home Grown Cereals Deficiency Payments Scheme, 1954, are as follows:

2. RYE (b)
Yearly Standard Price per cwt. Ascertained Average Price per cwt. Deficiency Payment per cwt. Quantity qualifying for Deficiency Payment Total payments Number of growers receiving payment
Million £
s. d. s. d. s. d. cwt. Million
Cereal Year 1st July, 1954 to 30th June, 1955 (b) 25 0 16 10 8 2 0.6 0.2 3,500
(b) The figures other than the yearly standard price are provisional. The ascertained average price and the deficiency payment will be announced in August, and payments will begin in August and be completed in September. Payment to growers who have received an advance at the rate of 3s. 0d. per cwt. following the announcement made on 1st December, 1954, will, of course, be subject to deduction of the amount of the advance.

3. BARLEY (C)
Yearly Standard Price per cwt. Ascertained United Kingdom Average "at farm" Price per cwt. for Lower Priced Barley Price Deficiency per cwt. Deficiency Payment per acre Acreage qualifying for Deficiency Payment Total payments Number of growers receiving payment
Million £
s. d. s. d. s. d. £ s. d. acres Million
Cereal Year 1st July, 1954 to 30th June, 1955 25 6 20 11.92 4 6.08 4 6 6(c) 2.0 8.7 73,000
(c) An advance payment at the rate of £2 10s. 0d. per acre has already been made to most barley growers following the announcement made on the 1st December, 1954. The final payment to these growers will, therefore, be at the rate of £1 16s. 6d. per acre. Payment will begin immediately and should be completed during August.
4. OATS AND MIXED CORN
The ascertained United Kingdom average "at farm" price realized by growers for home grown oats during the cereal year 1954–55 is 24s. 2.69d. per cwt. As this exceeds the standard price of 24s. 0d. per cwt. there will be no deficiency payments for oats, and consequently none for mixed corn, of the 1954 harvest.