§ Mr. Shoreasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether the Intervention Board has yet purchased any meat in the United Kingdom; and what are the present market and intervention prices for beef and veal.
§ Mrs. FennerTo date the Intervention Board has bought approximately 10 ions of beef offered to it in Northern Ireland. There are no intervention arrangements for veal. The current market and intervention prices for beef are as follows:
Latest average market prices p per lb Intervention prices p per lb (According to cut) Great Britain Meat derived from:— Steers (medium) 30.30 26.20 to 26.26 Steers (heavy) 29.64 25.19 to 26.19 Heifers (medium and heavy) 30.31 25.38 to 26.38 Northern Ireland Meat derived from:— Steers L (medium) 27.91 26.10 to 26.26 Steers L (heavy) 27.10 25.10 to 26.10 Steers T 27.50 26.11 to 26.19 Heifers T 25.76 24.74 to 25.74