§ Mr. Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and
FARM GATE AND RETAIL PRICES 1958–59 AND 1968–69 AND PERCENTAGE CHANGE 1958–59 1968–69 Percentage change on 1958–59 s. d. s. d. Milk Average retail price (per gallon) … … 5 2¼ 6 11 +33 Average producer price for all sales of milk for liquid consumption and for manufacture (per gallon) 2 11¼ 3 3½ +11 Beef Average retail price home-killed sirloin (per lb.) … … 5 3* 7 9½ +48 Average total return to producers (per live cwt.) … … 160 3 204 11¼† +28 Lamb Average retail price home-killed leg of lamb (per lb.) … 4 6(a) 5 9½ +29 Average total return to producers (per lb.) … … 3 3¼ 3 6½ +7 Pork Average retail price home-killed loin of pork (per lb.) … 4 5* 5 9 +30 Average total return to producers (per score deadweight) … 45 10½ 48 0½† +5 Bread Average price of white bread (1¾ lb.) … … 10¼* 1 7 +77 Wheat Average return to producers (per cwt.) … … 28 0¼ 27 5† -2 Beer Typical price draught bitter served in public bar (per pint) … … 1 6 2 0 +33 Barley Average return to producers (per cwt.) … … 29 0 25 2† -13 Notes: There are many costs in food processing and distribution besides the cost of the raw material. It is an over-simplification to make comparisons between farm gate and retail prices without considering the whole economics of the food processing and distribution industries. * Average prices at mid-October, 1958. † Forecast figures as shown in Table B, Appendix V of Annual Review and Determination of Guarantees 1969 (Cmnd. 3965).