Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he proposes to take to deal with any surplus of ware potatoes in Northern
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§ Mr. Bishop"Ex-quay" has been interpreted to mean c.i.f.—i.e., landed price. Information is only available on a United Kingdom basis. Prices for the months referred to were:
£ per ton United States French September 1972 27.65 N/A October 1972 27.75 N/A September 1973 52.75 52.50 October 1973 53.75 54.75 September 1974 70.00 71.50 October 1974 75.00 76.40 Prices are mid-month quotations.
Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the price per ton of wheat, oats and barley—home grown—in Great Britain in the months of September and October in 1972, 1973 and 1974, respectively; and what was the price of the same cereals ex-quay at the same time in Great Britain.
§ Mr. BishopThe average prices per ton paid to growers for home-grown wheat, oats and barley in Great Britain were as follows:
Ireland in the spring and early summer of 1975.
§ Mr. BishopThat will depend upon the circumstances in which any surplus arises. The measures taken last season were to meet a particular set of circumstances, and 67W should not be regarded as setting a pattern for the future.