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 * * * * * * *