§ Dame Patricia Hornsby-Smithasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the average price of hard wheat purchased in the United States of America and Canada between the years 1968 and 1973.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartDetails of prices paid by United Kingdom traders for North American wheats depend on individual contracts and are not available.
23WThe following are the average offer prices to the United Kingdom of the two most traded United States and Canadian hard wheats. They are cif prices, including insurance and freight to the United Kingdom.
£ per long ton Crop Year (July-June) Canadian Western Red Spring U.S. DarkNorthern Spring 1968–69 33.07 31.80 1969–70 32.40 31.25 1970–71 34.07 33.69 1971–72 30.45 28.98 1972–73 45.70 43.50