§ Mr. Wolrige-Gordonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will list the amounts of fishmeal imported into this country from 200W the main overseas suppliers; and what information he has as to the price paid for the raw material in each case, and the comparative price in this country.
§ Mr. HoyImports from the main suppliers in 1963 were as follows:
I have no detailed information about the prices which foreign manufacturers have to pay for their raw material. Even if such prices could be obtained, it would be difficult to establish a valid basis of comparison of raw material costs since the prices paid by domestic manufacturers vary widely, particularly for herrings.
Country tons Peru … … 60,820 South West Africa … … 59,551 Iceland … … 44,271 Norway … … 38,991 Denmark … … 33,116 South Africa … … 22,559