§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how the support price for 133W milk products in the United States of America referred to in paragraph 29 of the 1983 report on the agricultural situation in the community compares to the intervention price in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. MacGregorUnited States support prices vary according to a number of factors. Typical Chicago prices on 1 December 1983 were 2,006.55 US dollars per tonne for skimmed milk powder, 3,158.66 US dollars per tonne for butter grade A and 2,971.24 dollars for cheese. United Kingdom support prices on the same date were £925.76 per tonne for skimmed milk powder, £2,159.90 per tonne for 80 per cent. fat butter and £2,213.92 per tonne for 82 per cent. fat butter. There is no support price for cheese.