§ 6. Mr. Gardnerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what prices farmers are currently receiving for large eggs.
§ Mr. HoyThe British Egg Marketing Board's current minimum basic producer price for large eggs is 2s. 4½d. per dozen; an additional 4d. per dozen is paid for
Imports April-March years Quantity ('000 boxes) Value (£'000) Home Production Quantity ('000 boxes) Total Supplies Quantity ('000 boxes) Imports as percentage of total supplies 1964–65 … … 675 1,916 40,939 41,614 1.6 1965–66 … … 715 2,826 39,097 39,812 1.8 1966–67 … … 739 2,484 39,481 (provisional) 40,220 1.8 Notes: 1. The figures for home production exclude hatching eggs, waste on farms, packing station rejects and industrial melange. They include first and second quality eggs broken out into egg products by the British Egg Marketing Board. 2. The figures for imports include eggs broken out into egg products after arrival in the U.K. 3. The sources are (a) imports—Overseas Trade Accounts. (b) home production—M.A.F.F. statistics.