HL Deb 12 June 1974 vol 352 cc602-9WA
LORD O'HAGAN

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will publish a table showing, for each year since 1967, expressed in £s. d. the average annual price of each basic foodstuff, including powdered and dried milk—

  1. (a) in the United Kingdom.
  2. (b) in the member states of the E.E.C.
  3. (c) on the world market.
  4. (d) in Denmark and Ireland.

LORD JACQUES

The information which is available in international sources is provided in the following table. The prices have been adjusted for changes in exchange rates between sterling and the currencies of the various countries, and provide only a broad indication of price relativities because of variations in type or grade, qualityet cetera, and whether any subsidies or taxes have been included in the prices quoted.

COMMODITY PRICE MOVEMENTS IN THE UNITED KINGTOM,EEC AND THE REST OF THE WORLD(JULY-JUNE YEARS)
commodity description 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73
Butter £ per cwt
united Kingdom London Provision Exchange: New Zealand finest salted, average selling price to packer/wholesaler 15.00 15.00 15.00 17.20 25.80 20.70
West Germany Dairy butter, ex farm 33.64 35.21 36.90 37.91 41.17 46.71
France Pasteurised packcted, ex Rungis wholesale market 37.92 39.92 36.89 39.88 42.92 50.32
Italy Centrifugal butter, free ex dairy, average 3 areas 31.29 37.91 38.67 40.52 42.47 44.46
Netherlands Fresh ex dairy, including 8 cents per kg for packing 32.34 36.37 35.41 37.00 39.26 44.99
Belgium Dairy butter, ex dairy 39.08 37.88 37.56 37.72 39.58 45.76
Luxembourg Dairy butter "Rose" brand, ex dairy 36.78 38.96 38.97 39.40 42.39 49.86
Denmark Producer price 21.06 20.45 23.39 24.52 28.76 30.91*
Irish Republic Creamery butter 22.82 22.82 22.82 22.82 30.28 35.61†
World London Provision Exchange: New Zealand finest salted, average selling price to packer/wholesaler 15.00 15.00 15.00 17.20 25.80 20.70
Sugar £ per ton
United Kingdom Ex refinery, bagged and delivered in hundredweight sacks 71.37 74.32 73.83 76.92 90.06 85.70
West Germany Category 2, refinery price ex factory 98.56 101.08 103.83 107.03 115.16 133.90
France Wholesale price, ex factory 79.34 92.06 82.98 83.80 96.52 114.23
Italy Wholesale price, ex factory 129.45 135.30 134.02 139.57 143.85 155.90
Netherlands Producer price, ex factory 86.90 96.33 96.10 97.57 104.84 120.57
Belgium Production price, ex factory 86.12 94.89 95.25 94.14 99.90 116.78
Luxembourg Not available Not available
(1967) (1968) (1969) (1970) (1971) (1972)
Denmark Sugar beet prices paid to growers 6.17 6.91 7.15 7.42 7.50 8.47
Irish Republic Not available Not available
World London Daily Price: 96° raw c.i.f. United Kingdom in bulk 20.90 28.80 34.80 44.70 44.90 83.90
Commodity Description 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73
Milk pence per gallon
United Kingdom Pool price (April-March) 16.36 16.42 16.35 17.68 19.48 20.19
West Germany Fresh whole milk, average fat content, free at skimming centre 18.03 18.85 19.79 20.63 23.77 Not available
France Fresh whole milk, 3.4 per cent. fat, ex farm 16.23 17.14 16.43 18.08 20.30 24.77
Italy Fresh cows milk, ex farm 20.59 22.02 22.91 25.83 27.25 30.70
Netherlands Fresh milk, 3.7 per cent. fat, ex farm 17.40 18.61 18.68 18.99 22.62 Not available
Belgium Cows milk, 3.3 per cent. fat, ex farm 17.52 18.04 18.04 17.78 19.39 23.17
Luxembourg Whole milk, 3.7 per cent. fat, ex farm 18.19 19.70 19.88 19.58 21.63 25.39
Denmark Cows milk, 4.2 per cent. fat, ex farm 11.69 11.87 12.96 13.56 15.78 17.20*
Irish Republic Cows milk, 3.7 per cent. fat 11.75 11.84 11.84 12.36 13.62 Not available
soft wheat £per ton
United Kingdom Sale price ex farm 21.54 22.88 23.69 27.62 24.20 35.83
West Germany EEC standard quality, Dortmund Parity 41.67 43.58 45.14 46.55 48.35 56.77
France Average quality ex storage agency 40.24 41.99 39.46 41.34 43.70 52.77
Italy Good national average free at Milan 44.01 43.04 44.68 47.58 46.91 51.65
Netherlands EEC quality free to mill 41.46 42.65 43.60 45.21 45.86 54.95
Belgium Sound and fair average ex trader 41.69 43.30 44.91 45.35 44.72 54.05
Luxembourg Not available Not available
Denmark Sale price home produced wheat 28.37 27.40 30.61 30.83 31.48 43.97
Irish Republic Sale price home produced wheat 32.21 33.83 32.21 31.80 32.10 Not available
World Australian fair average quality (August-July) 24.79 24.65 22.76 24.53 21.29 39.41
Canadian No. 1 Manitoba 28.14 28.25 26.86 26.75 24.66 39.11
* Average of 7 months.
Commodity Description 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73
Beef—Live Weight £ per cwt.
United Kingdom Average market price of all clean cattle 8.69 9.60 9.80 11.21 12.82 17.41
West Germany Bulls class B delivered to market 13.02 14.94 15.55 15.67 18.12 24.87
France Bulls grade 'R' delivered to market 12.86 14.65 17.04 17.56 19.44 27.76
Italy Bulls 1st quality ex farm or market 14.13 15.51 16.20 16.82 17.57 23.51
Netherlands Bulls 1st quality local cattle market 15.14 17.52 16.86 15.42 18.67 22.82
Belgium Heifers 13.69 15.65 15.84 15.53 17.61 24.87
Luxembourg Not available Not available 14.39 15.08 17.47 23.66
Denmark Steers and heifers 7.37 8.31 9.52 9.88 11.76 19.02
Irish Republic Steers and heifers 7.19 8.50 9.08 9.67 10.76 16.11
World Australian light steers, Brisbane 14.17 14.27 15.39 16.06 15.38 24.27
Pork—Live Weight £per score
United Kingdom Fat pigs (deadweight) 2.22 2.22 2.44 2.54 2.64 3.42
West Germany Pigs class D, free at market 80–99 kg 2.13 2.43 2.83 2.49 2.78 3.58
France Pigs class B, delivered to slaughterhouse 2.50 2.97 2.50 2.28 2.43 3.20
Italy Pigs "Magroni" type 80–100 kg ex farm or market 2.18 2.45 3.28 2.85 2.77 3.75
Netherlands Pigs 80–90 kg medium quality, ex farm or market 2.00 2.39 2.51 2.17 2.33 3.13
Belgium Pigs, free at market 2.20 2.84 2.90 2.45 2.72 3.60
Luxembourg Pigs class AA, less than 100 kg ex farm 2.50 2.88 2.93 2.56 2.80 3.58
Denmark Pigs class A, including subsidy 2.30 2.36 2.63 2.47 2.47 3.49
Irish Republic Bacon pigs (deadweight) 2.37 2.46 2.49 2.64 2.78 3.43
Commodity Description 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73
Potatoes £per ton
United Kingdom Whites, average of 9 markets 20.08 20.85 29.90 21.00 22.08 26.52
West Germany Yellow fleshed, free at loading station, Hanover quotations, average all types 6.36 15.16 25.78 11.77 12.35 Not available
France Bintje standard I (40 mm.) ex Rungis 20.19 22.85 34.38 29.64 8.93 Not available
Italy Ordinary potatoes, ex holding, average 7 provinces 19.65 23.98 30.34 24.59 24.36 53.41
Netherlands Bintje 35 mm., ex holding, Rotterdam 7.06 21.71 30.67 11.21 12.93 Not available
Belgium Mostly Bintje, free at market, Courtrai and Audenarde 5.44 11.07 23.35 11.35 8.81 36.14
Luxembourg Bintje delivered to buyer 22.47 23.81 23.81 23.85 24.67 33.21
Denmark Bintje, producer price 14.94 12.93 32.39 10.86 14.01 28.84
Irish Republic Producer price 17.07 19.30 27.03 21.64 20.52 47.96‡
Skimmed Milk Powder £per ton
(1967) (1968) (1969) (1970) (1971) (1972)
United Kingdom Wholesale price of spray dried 115.00 93.00 85.00 112.00 183.00 242.00
West Germany Wholesale 161.00 158.00 182.00 180.00 226.00 271.00
France Ex factory 184.00 188.00 169.00 179.00 221.00 278.00
Italy Not available Not available
Netherlands Ex factory 157.00 165.00 176.00 179.00 226.00 269.00
Belgium Ex factory Not available 82.00 66.00 59.00 84.00 99.00
Luxembourg Not available Not available
Denmark Not available Not available
Irish Republic Not available Not available
‡Market price.
Source:
Commonwealth Secretariat. Irish Statistical Bulletin. Meat Producer and Exporter.
Prix Agricole, EEC. Land brugsstatistik. MAFF Agricultural Market Reports.
Marches Agricole, EEC. ZMP Die Agrarmärkte.
*Average of 7 months.
‡Average of 6 months.