HC Deb 06 December 1979 vol 975 c321W
Mr. Myles

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what are

1978 1979
Marketings* '000 head Average market price† p/kg Marketings* '000 head Average market price† p/kg
January … … … 1,033 127.9 1,203 138.9
February … … … 718 130.5 791 148.6
March … … … 634 134.5 636 153.4
April … … … 722 138.1 582 183.5
May … … … 573 159.2 414 192.6
June … … … 708 149.7 535 176.0
July … … … 1,045 140.2 895 148.2
August … … … 1,011 139.2 932 140.6
September … … … 1,095 136.9 1,062 134.2
October … … … 1,372 133.1 1,463 123.5‡
* Home-fed fat sheep and lambs.
† United Kingdom fat sheep guarantee scheme all clean sheep
‡ Provisional
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.