§ Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the varying prices paid to the farmers per ton of potatoes produced during each of the past four years; and if he will give the corresponding figures charged to the retailers.
§ Mr. BishopInformation is not available in precisely the form requested, but producers' prices at the farm gate and wholesale selling prices were mostly within the following ranges:
£/tonne Crop year Producer price Wholesale price 1974 20.36 30.50 1975 70.230 86.270 1976 60.175 96.220 1977 28.82 45.115