HC Deb 07 May 1981 vol 4 cc143-4W
Mr. Freud

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current price to farmers of (a) nitrogen and (b) CNPP in each of the European Economic Community countries.

Mr. Peter Walker

Average prices per nutrient tonne for ammonium nitrate in June 1980, the latest available sequence, were as follows:

Price (ECUs per nutrient tonne)
France 586.0
Germany 572.1
Belgium 544.5
Denmark 541.4
Netherlands 533.6
Luxembourg 491.7
United Kingdom 455.9
Italy 361.2
Ireland (March 1980) 477.7

Source: Purchase Price of the Means of Production—Statistical Office of the European Communities.

Prices are exclusive of VAT and delivery charges. Prices in national currencies are converted into ECUs at exchange rates currently at the time.

CNPP (Mecoprop) is manufactured by a large number of companies in the United Kingdom and in the European Community and marketed as a constituent of a considerable number of branded products and mixtures. Price information on this wide range of products is not readily available.