§ Mr. Wattasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the comparative prices of wheat and maize at 1st July on (a) the world market and (b) the EEC managed market.
§ Mr. BishopFollowing is the information requested. (a) It is not possible to determine a single world price for any grain, as the price of all grains varies according to quality and variety. However, on 27th June 1977 the Home-Grown Cereals Authority quoted the following cif prices for July shipment for representative grains of the type normally imported by the United Kingdom:
£/tonne cif
Wheat
14 per cent. Northern Spring/DNS=72.80 (transhipped to east coast)
Canadian Western Red Spring 13½ per cent. No. 1=80.70 (direct to Tilbury)
Maize
US Yellow Corn 3=61.25 (direct to Glasgow)
(b) Also on 27th June 1977 the Home-Grown Cereals Authority published the following prices:
£/tonne
UK Wheat
Breadmaking/milling wheat=89.65 ex farm (average price)
EEC Member States Milling Wheat
=87.60 (East Coast) Final
Maize
=85.75 (East Coast) Final (optional origin)