§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proposals he has received from the Northern Ireland Government for new 169W schemes to offset the higher feeding stuffs costs expected in Northern Ireland after entry into the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartMy right hon. Friend is aware of the importance of animal feedingstuffs to the Northern Ireland economy, and this question has been fully discussed with the Northern Ireland Government in the general context of United Kingdom adaptations to the common agricultural policy.
AVERAGE COMMODITY PRICES RECEIVED BY PRODUCERS England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Fat Cattle* … £/live cwt. 12.87 12.63 13.08 12.04 Store Cattle* … 18 months old 1–2 years old 18 months old Beef breeds … £/head 86.00 Aberdeen Angus … 89.13 72.70 Other beef … 84.43 Dairy breeds … 90.00 59.82 Dairy/beef cross … 95.00 Fat Sheep* … p/lb d.c.w. 22.3 23.6 22.3 22.7 Fat Pigs* … £/score d.w. 2.60 2.68 2.90 Poultry … No information available Eggs† … p/dozen 16.83 16.57 15.57 Milk‡ … p/gallon 17.77 18.64 15.10 Barley § … £/ton 23.08 25.02 25.20 Potatoes* … £/ton 15.20 15.00 13.90 NOTES:
* Prices for week beginning 3rd January, 1972.
† Prices for the month of December 1971.
‡ Prices for year ended 31st March, 1971.
§ Prices for week ended 30th December 1971.
Store Cattle—
Combined prices for steers and heifers.
Fat Sheep—
Prices include guarantee payments.
Eggs—
Average ex-farm prices (inclusive of subsidy) for first quality eggs paid to producers by registered egg packers.
Milk—
(a) Net average ex-farm prices received by wholesale producers; prices after deduction for transport.
(b) The price quoted for Scotland is that for the Main Scottish Area. For the Aberdeen and district Board area it was 18.20 p/gallon and for the North of Scotland Board areas 18.88 p/gallon.
Barley—
"At farm prices exclusive of deficiency payments.
General—
Prices vary at different times of the year and may vary from place to place.