§ Mr. John Wellsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will set out the latest weekly wholesale prices 357W for home.produced horticultural products in a table showing the prices of similar foods 12 and 24 months previously.
WHOLESALE PRICES: ENGLAND AND WALES (NOTE: The prices quoted are the averages of the most usual prices charged by wholesalers at Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, London (Covent Garden), Manchester, Gateshead and Nottingham. In calculating the averages, Covent Garden market is given a weighting of four compared with one each for the remaining markets.) Unit 12th May 1971 Week ended 10th May 1972 9th May 1973 FRUIT Apples Bramley's Seedling Class I* (1) p per lb 4.6 5.2 11.3 Bramley's Seedling Class II* (2) p per lb 3.5 4.1 11.4 Strawberries p per lb 76.8 78.3 79.4 VEGETABLES Asparagus p per lb 39.0 48.0 42.5 Beetroot Topped (Long) £ per cwt. 2.60 1.40 4.40 Topped (Round) £ per cwt. 1.18 1.08 2.55 Cooked—Loose p per lb. 3.8 4.6 7.0 Cooked—Prepacked p per lb. 7.9 8.1 10.3 Broccoli, Sprouting £ per cwt. 2.25 5.16 5.81 Cabbage Spring Hearted £ per cwt. 1.98 2.32 2.76 Spring Greens £ per cwt. 1.22 1.79 2.33 Winter Dutch White £ per cwt. 1.62 1.72 2.98 Carrots, Topped (Washed) £ per cwt. 1.32 1.04 2.25 Cauliflowers Cornish Class I* (1) p per doz. 44.5 95.0 80.0 Cornish Class II* (2) p per doz. 80.0 64.0 Kent Class I* (1) p per doz. 52.0 100.00 83.0 Kent Class II* (2) p per doz. 70.0 63.0 Other Districts— Overwintered Class I* p per doz. 48.0 85.0 73.0 Overwintered Class II* p per doz. 71.0 62.0 Cucumbers Indoor Class I*(1) p each 9.3 7.8 8.0 Indoor Class II* (2) p each 5.0 5.0 5.3 Leeks, Trimmed £ per cwt. 2.35 4.32 4.40 Lettuce Cos p per doz. 73.0 61.0 81.0 Cabbage (Indoor) p per doz. 66.0 46.0 64.0 Mushrooms, England and Wales— Indoor p per lb. 15.9 17.8 18.5 Mustard and Cress p per doz. punnets 21.0 20.5 24.0 Onions, Salad—Overwintered p per lb. 9.7 9.9 12.7 Parsley p per lb. 7.8 6.4 9.0 Parsnips, Washed £ per cwt. 1.32 1.36 2.74 Radishes p per doz. bunches 30.0 39.0 47.0 Rhubarb, Outdoor p per lb. 2.0 2.5 3.6 Spinach £ per cwt. 3.45 3.71 4.82 Swedes £ per cwt. 0.87 1.13 1.28 Tomatoes Indoor Class I* (1) £ per 12 lb. 1.89 2.14 1.99 Indoor Class II* (2) £ per 12 lb. 1.51 1.74 1.64 Watercress p per doz. bunches 31.0 34.5 42.0 * Community standards replaced British Statutory grades (shown in brackets) on 1st February 1973. Class prices for home grown produce in 1971 and 1972 are not therefore strictly comparable with those in 1973.