§ Mr. Knoxasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from information available from international sources, what was the average grower return from potatoes, expressed in pounds per ton ex-farm, in Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland and Italy during 33W the year ending 30th June, 1971; and what was the comparable figure for the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThe following is information on average producer prices for main crop potatoes for the period September, 1970, to April, 1971, for E.E.C. member States and August, 1970, to July, 1971, for the United Kingdom. Information is not available for Luxembourg.
Average producer prices, ex farm £ per ton Germany … 10.50 France … 12.50 Belgium … 9.00 Holland … 12.25 Italy … 20.85 United Kingdom … 14.50 Source for continental countries: "Kartoffel-wirtschaft", Hamburg; No. 24, June 1971.
The prices are for the most popular Continental main crop variety (generally Bintje).