§ 92. Mr. Crouchasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he proposes to take to ensure that the import quotas of apples are not allowed to depress the price for homegrown apples in the spring.
§ Mr. HoyThe import quota for apples for the six-monthly period January to June, 1969 will not be determined until the autumn. The interests of growers, consumers and overseas suppliers will all be taken into account in arriving at a decision.
§ 93. Mr. Crouchasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how the wholesale prices for apples in March this year compared with prices for comparable weeks last year.
§ Mr. HoyCompared with the corresponding weeks in 1967 the wholesale prices of Cox's Orange Pippin were higher in the first two weeks of March, 1968, about the same in the third week, and lower in the last week. On the same basis of comparison the prices of Bram-ley's Seedling were higher, and those of Laxton's Superb and of imported varieties were lower, throughout March, 1968.