Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the price of maize ex-quay in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in the months of September and October in 1972, 1973 and 1974, respectively.
(£ per ton ex-farm) Wheat Barley Oats September 1972 … … 29.28 26.98 21.02 October 1972 … … 31.91 28.32 22.10 September 1973 … … 58.05 53.15 41.47 October 1973 … … 59.02 52.05 45.48 September 1974 … … 59.41 60.13 54.30 October 1974 … … N/A Ex-quay price has been interpreted as c.i.f.—i.e. landed price. Information is only available on a United Kingdom basis. Prices for imported wheats and barley for the months referred to were as follows:
(£per ton) Wheat Barley Canadian Western Red Spring U.S. Dark Northern Spring EEC Milling EEC September 1972 … … 38.00 36.35 N/A N/A October 1972 … … 42.00 40.00 N/A N/A September 1973 … … 98.00 94.00 65.00 N/A October 1973 … … 101.50 88.75 64.75 N/A September 1974 … … 96.00 96.00 N/A 63.50 October 1974 … … 107.50 105.50 71.75 68.00 Notes: 1. N/A = Not available. 2. Prices are mid-month quotations. 3. Similar information is not available for oats as very little is imported.