§ Mr. Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, from international sources available to him, he will give details of the wholesale price of butter at the latest
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Total costs (travel and subsistence) Of which air travel Travel costs refunded by European Community Net cost £ £ £ £ MAFF … … … 525,000 310,000 156,000 369,000 Forestry Commission … … … 15,750 4,590 1,350 14,400 most convenient date in £ per ton and $ per ton for the following countries: Switzerland, Finland, Japan, West Germany, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United States of America, Norway, Australia and New Zealand; and if he will give similar figures for the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. BishopInformation on wholesale prices for December 1976 is set out below. Some of the variation in prices between countries may be attributable to differences in quality.
Country £ per ton $ per ton Belgium 1,840 3,088 Denmark 1,774 2,977 France 1,544 2,591 West Germany 1,973 3,311 Irish Republic 1,215 2,039 Italy 1,669 2,801 Netherlands 1,831 3,072 United Kingdom* 1,108 1,859 Austria 1,853 3,109 Finland 2,437 4,089 Norway 1,086 1,822 Sweden 1,280 2,148 Switzerland 2,702 4,534 Canada 1,414 2,373 USA 1,212 2,034 Australia 909 1,525 New Zealand 463 777 Japan 2,300 3,859 Converted from national currencies at average market rates of exchange for December 1976. * Excluding consumer subsidy. Source of basic data: Milk Marketing Board for England and Wales. The entry for Japan is partly estimated.