§ Mr. Snowasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the annual average price for cocoa per ton for the period 1950 to 1964; and, allowing for the difference in the value of the £ sterling, in what previous year, other than in wartime, cocoa prices were at their lowest.
§ Mr. HoyThe annual average prices for imports of cocoa into the U.K. during the period 1950 to 1964 were as follows:
£ per ton 1950 205 1951 286 1952 261 1953 246 1954 374 1955 332 1956 229 1957 206 1958 317 1959 293 1960 234 1961 183 1962 171 1963 176 1964 192 In 1934 the annual average import price fell to less than £24 a ton. This would be equivalent to £85–£90, taking account of changes in the value of the pound.