HC Deb 03 May 1984 vol 59 c192W
33. Mr. Lord

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what effect the recent agreement on agriculture support prices and other matters will have on feed prices to the pig and poultry producers.

Mr. MacGregor

The price of feed is, of course, affected by a wide range of factors. But as one of these, the agreement reached by the Council of Ministers on 30 and 31 March, which my right hon. Friend reported to the House on 2 April, is likely in itself to have a small downward effect on grain prices.