HC Deb 11 February 1970 vol 795 cc339-40W
Mr. Peter Mills

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is

Mr. Mackie

Outstanding loans from the main institutional sources totalled about £722 million in 1969 compared with £696 million in 1968.

The following is a more detailed breakdown of the figures:

the increased cost to the agricultural industry of recent fertiliser price increases.

Mr. Mackie

The cost of compound fertilisers has fallen during the past year.