§ 51. Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is now the average price per gallon of milk sold at the farm gate to the wholesalers; and what is the price of the milk sold by the wholesalers to customers.
§ Mr. BuchanThe effective price of milk sold for liquid consumption by the Milk Marketing Board to the milk distributive trade in England and Wales is 16.95p per gallon. In addition there is an allowance of 0.83p per gallon for milk which is heat-treated and one of 0.3p per gallon for milk sold in churns. The price charged by a wholesaler to a trade customer is a matter for negotiation between the parties concerned.