§ Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the prices paid to farmers for sugar beet in the seasons 1969–70 to 1973–74, taking into account any change in the method in calculations since entry of the United Kingdom into the EEC and any agreement between producers and beet processors for profit sharing.
§ Mr. PeartThe following prices represent the total return to growers for beet of 16 per cent. sugar content delivered to the factory:
Crop £ per long ton 1969 6.83 1970 6.95 1971 7.60 1972 8.00 1973 9.56 1974 (estimated) 14.20 Note: Up to and including 1972, the above prices are United Kingdom guaranteed prices. For 1973 and 1974, they are the minimum beet prices—or weighted average of these prices—fixed for the 363W United Kingdom by the EEC for production within quotas, plus the supplement payable under the terms of the contract in respect of the beet pulp and the average allowance for transport, which varies according to the grower's distance from the factory. In addition a price, expressed on the same basis, of £18.45 per ton was paid for "excess quota" beet from the 1973 crop.