HC Deb 14 November 1967 vol 754 cc87-9W
Sir S. Summers

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the OFFICIAL. REPORT a table

REPRESENTATIVE RANGE OF GROWERS' PRICES (G.B.)
— No transactions
* Few potatoes marketed in June
1963–64
Guaranteed Price: £13 5s. per ton
England and Wales Scotland
Month Red Varieties (King Edward) White Varieties (Majestic) Red Varieties (Kerr's Pink) White Varieties (Majestic 2¼in.)
1962 From To From To From To From To
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
August … 16 0 0 18 0 0 13 0 0 14 10 0 — — — —
September 12 0 0 14 10 0 10 10 0 13 10 0 — — — —
October … 12 5 0 14 15 0 11 5 0 13 15 0 12 5 0 13 5 0 — —
November 14 0 0 17 15 0 12 0 0 14 15 0 12 10 0 14 0 0 10 5 0 11 15 0
December 15 10 0 17 15 0 13 10 0 14 15 0 14 0 0 16 5 0 11 5 0 12 15 0
1963
January … 18 0 0 22 10 0 16 0 0 19 10 0 17 5 0 18 0 0 14 15 0 16 15 0
February 20 10 0 30 0 0 18 10 0 25 10 0 18 0 0 23 5 0 16 10 0 22 0 0
March … 23 10 0 31 0 0 22 10 0 28 0 0 22 10 0 26 0 0 20 0 0 24 0 0
April … 23 10 0 33 10 0 20 10 0 25 0 0 19 0 0 23 5 0 17 5 0 20 0 0
May … 23 0 0 35 0 0 18 0 0 25 10 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0
June … 24 10 0 13 10 0 21 10 0 13 15 0 15 10 0 — —

1963–64
Guaranteed Price: £13 15s. per ton
England and Wales Scotland
Month Red Varieties (King Edward) White Varieties (Majestic) Red Varieties (Kerr's Pink) White Varieties (Majestic 2¼ in.)
From To From To From To From To
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1963
August … 9 0 0 13 0 0 7 10 0 10 10 0 — — — —
September 11 0 0 15 0 0 8 0 0 13 0 0 14 0 0 16 0 0 — —
October … 11 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 16 0 0 15 0 0 18 0 0 13 0 0 14 0 0
November 13 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 17 0 0 17 0 0 18 10 0 13 0 0 14 10 0
December 13 0 0 20 0 0 11 10 0 18 0 0 17 0 0 20 0 0 11 10 0 15 0 0
1964
January … 17 0 0 22 0 0 14 0 0 19 0 0 17 0 0 20 0 0 13 10 0 17 0 0
February 16 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 16 10 0 17 10 0 12 0 0 14 0 0
March … 16 0 0 21 10 0 14 0 0 16 10 0 16 0 0 17 10 0 12 0 0 14 10 0
April … 18 0 0 28 0 0 15 0 0 18 0 0 17 10 0 18 10 0 12 0 0 17 10 0
May … 19 0 0 26 0 0 15 0 0 18 0 0 17 0 0 18 0 0 13 10 0 14 10 0
June … * * * * * * * *

showing the market price of potatoes each month for the seasons since 1962–63 together with the support price for each year.

Mr. Hoy

The following tables show representative ranges of prices received by growers in Great Britain for maincrop potatoes in the seasons 1962–63 to 1965–66, together with the guaranteed price for each year.

A comparable table for 1966–67 is not yet available, but in that season the average price received by growers for potatoes (other than new) sold for human consumption in the United Kingdom was£19 7s. 6d. a ton and the guaranteed price £14 10s. a ton.

1964–65
Guaranteed Price: £14 0s. per ton
England and Wales Scotland
Month Red Varieties (King Edward) White Varieties (Majestic) Red Varieties (Kerr's Pink) White Varieties (Majestic)
From To From To From To From To
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1964
August … 13 0 0 16 0 0 9 0 0 11 0 0 — — — —
12 0 0 15 0 0 9 10 0 12 0 0 — — — —
October … 13 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 12 10 0 13 10 0 — —
November 15 0 0 22 0 0 11 0 0 16 0 0 12 10 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 10 10 0
December 16 0 0 24 0 0 11 10 0 16 0 0 13 0 0 14 0 0 10 0 0 11 0 0
1965
January … 16 0 0 24 0 0 11 0 0 16 0 0 12 10 0 14 0 0 10 10 0 12 10 0
February 15 0 0 23 0 0 11 0 0 15 0 0 11 10 0 13 10 0 9 0 0 12 0 0
March … 16 0 0 25 0 0 12 5 0 15 10 0 14 0 0 14 15 0 11 0 0 12 10 0
April … 16 0 0 26 0 0 14 0 0 19 0 0 15 0 0 18 0 0 11 10 0 17 0 0
May … 17 0 0 28 0 0 16 0 0 19 0 0 19 0 0 16 0 0 16 10 0
June … * * 18 0 0 20 0 0 * * *
1965–66
Guaranteed Price: £14 5s. per ton
England and Wales Scotland
Month Red Varieties (King Edward) White Varieties (Majestic) Red Varieties (Kerr's Pink) White Varieties (Majestic)
From To From To From To From To
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1964
August … 10 0 0 17 0 0 9 0 0 11 0 0 — — — —
September 11 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 13 0 0 — — — —
October … 12 0 0 16 0 0 10 0 0 13 0 0 13 0 0 — —
November 12 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 12 0 0 12 10 0 10 0 0
December 12 10 0 16 0 0 10 0 0 14 0 0 12 10 0 14 10 0 12 10 0 13 0 0
1966
January … 14 0 0 17 10 0 11 0 0 14 10 0 15 0 0 16 0 0 13 0 0 14 0 0
February 14 0 0 17 0 0 11 0 0 15 0 0 15 10 0 17 0 0 12 0 0 13 0 0
March … 14 0 0 23 0 0 13 0 0 18 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 16 10 0 17 0 0
April … 18 0 0 26 0 0 16 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 17 0 0 20 0 0
May … 22 0 0 23 0 0 18 10 0 23 0 0 2 5 0 0 19 0 0 22 0 0
June … * * * * * * *