§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Trade if, in the light of his recent reply to the hon. Member for Bury St. Edmunds about those foodstuffs which are more cheaply available from overseas countries than from the EEC, he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a similar list of foods which can be im-
UNITED KINGDOM MARKET PRICES OF CERTAIN FOODSTUFFS Commodity Description Unit Date/Period Price Sugar EEC … … EEC White Sugar … £ per ton July 1974 £150–£170* World … … London Daily Price 96° Raw c.i.f. United Kingdom in bulk. … £ per ton 20th July 1974 £250 Wheat France … Feed wheat, c.i.f. Bristol … £ per ton 17th July 1974 £58.50* World … … United States Dark Northern Spring (14 per cent.) c.i.f. United Kingdom. £ per ton 23rd July 1974 £96.75 Maize France … Feed maize, c.i.f. Liverpool … £ per ton 17th July 1974 £66 World … … United States No. 3 Yellow c.i.f. United Kingdom. £ per ton 23rd July 1974 £67.80 Barley France … Feed barley, c.i.f. Bristol … £ per ton 17th July 1974 £56* EEC … … Feed barley, c.i.f. East Coast … £ per ton 19th July 1974 £53.75* World … … United States feed barley, c.i.f. Rotterdam.† £ per ton 10th July 1974 £59.74 Apples France … Average of 9 United Kingdom markets—Golden Delicious. p per lb. 17th July 1974 9.9p Belgium … Average of 9 United Kingdom markets—Golden Delicious. p per lb. 17th July 1974 9.1p World … … South African Golden Delicious … p per lb. 17th July 1974 11p Lard‡ Netherlands … ½lb. Packets … £ per ton 17th July 1974 £277–£280* World … … United States (United Kingdom Packed) 1 × 28 lb. Packs. £ per ton 17th July 1974 £290–£309 * This price is net of a subsidy through compensatory amounts. † No United Kingdom import figures available. ‡ At London Provision Exchange.