Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the present intervention price for beef in Northern Ireland, and in Eire; and what is the boning allowance in Northern Ireland and in Eire.
§ Mr. BishopThere is no single intervention price for beef. The buying-in prices published by intervention agencies vary according to the quality and grade of cattle from which the beef is derived and the presentation of the beef in question. Full details of the prices for the current marketing year applicable in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic are listed below.
The boning allowance payable in the Irish Republic is agreed on a commercial basis between the Republic's intervention 381W agency and the boning plant operators. The question of a boning allowance for
BUYING-IN PRICE IN UNITS OF ACCOUNT FOR 100 KG. OF PRODUCTS Lower limit Upper limit NORTHERN IRELAND Carcases, half-carcases and compensated quarters, from: Steers L/M … … … … … … 159.030 163.370 Steers L/H … … … … … … 156.089 160.400 Steers T … … … … … … 157.257 161.500 Heifers T … … … … … … 151.937 156.276 Forequarters straight cut at tenth rib, from: Steers L/M … … … … … … 119.500 122.528 Steers L/H … … … … … … 117.294 120.300 Steers T … … … … … … 118.159 121.200 Heifers T … … … … … … 114.180 117.207 Hindquarters straight cut at third rib, from: Steers L/M … … … … … … 190.646 196.044 Steers L/H … … … … … … 187.100 192.480 Steers T … … … … … … 188.527 193.920 Heifers T … … … … … … 182.126 187.531 IRISH REPUBLIC Carcases, half-carcases and compensated quarters, from: Heifers 2 … … … … … … 156.030 160.134 Steers 1 … … … … … … 163.787 166.700 Steers 2 … … … … … … 159.519 163.622 Cows 1 … … … … … … 141.502 145.606 Forequarters straight cut at tenth rib, from: Heifers 2 … … … … … … 117.043 120.121 Steers 1 … … … … … … 122.871 125.046 Steers 2 … … … … … … 119.629 122.707 Cows 1 … … … … … … 106.127 109.205 Hindquarters straight cut at third rib, from: Heifers 2 … … … … … … 187.220 192.145 Steers 1 … … … … … … 196.536 200.024 Steers 2 … … … … … … 191.406 196.331 Cows 1 … … … … … … 169.819 174.744