§ Sir Peter Millsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the average market prices and intervention prices (or equivalent) for all the main European Economic Community farm products for each year since 1973 (a) for the European Economic Community as a whole and (b) for the United Kingdom separately.
§ Mr. Jopling[pursuant to his reply, 1 April 1985, c. 420]: Information on common intervention prices is set out for the main commodities in table 1. Intervention prices applicable in the United Kingdom are shown in table 2. Indications of market price movements are shown in table 3 which contains index numbers for main commodities from the European Community index of producer prices of agricultural products. Details of average market prices in the United Kingdom are shown, for recent years, in table 29 of the "Annual Review of Agriculture 1985" (Cmnd. 9423): data for earlier years are contained in previous White Papers, copies of these are obtainable through the Library of the House.
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Commodity 1973–74 *1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1989–82 1989–83 1983–84 1984–85 Intervention Price (feed wheat) 31.28 41.37 50.62 56.12 65..44 77.10 86.71 96.44 102.22 110.91 114.19 113.05 Barley Intervention Price 27.85 35.34 43.78 56.12 65. 77.10 86.71 96.44 102.22 110.91 114.91 113.05 Maize Intervention Price‡ — — — — — — — — — — — — Rye Intervention Price 24.73 35.15 46.12 59.28 69.78 82.61 92.90 101.35 104.68 110.91 114.19 114.19 Rice Intervention Price (paddy rice)‡ — — — — — — — — — — — — Sugar Intervention Price (white sugar)║ 91.43 113.90 160.30 194.46 208.84 231.29 258.52 293.06 319.91 351.83 364.57 364.57 Olive Oil Intervention Price‡ — — — — — — — — — — — — Rape and Colza Basic intervention price 70.74 89.26 107.56 137.39 154.52 182.28 205.53 227.48 245.67 260.64 270.97 265.53 Wine Guide price (per hectolitre)‡ — — — — — — — — — — — — Butter Intervention Price 82% fat 406.39 543.31 684.02 981.77 1170.26 1494.95 1656.43 1804.00 1966.33 2163.44 2213.92 1977.84 Skimmed Milk Powder Intervention Price 30.93 412.61 452.61 513.56 535.94 607.44 673.05 751.73 819.41 904.66 925.76 1026.22 Beef and veal Pigmeat● Intervention price (abult bovines)¶ 291.07 386.43 447.55 562.04 624.42 719.00 808.65 895.07 962.26 1068.29 1153.05 1141.54 Notes: * There were two price settlements in 1974: the prices shown are those fixed in the Autumn. †No separate price for wheat of breadmaking quality prior to 1976/77. ‡Intervention is not available in the United Kingdom. ║ From 1977/78 the intervention price for sugar is shown inclusive of storage levy. ¶Intervention buying is available for specified carcase categories at different times of the year at specified buying in prices. ● No pigmeat intervention buying schemes have operated in the United Kingdom.
Table 3: EC Index of Producer Prices*— EC 10 (1975=100) 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Soft wheat 82.8 94.3 100.3 120.4 130.9 139.1 147.2 158.9 178.6 192.5 208.0 Feeding barley 78.9 95.1 100.0 119.1 124.3 127.0 139.9 146.9 161.8 177.7 195.7 Sugar beet 68.7 87´ 100.0 102.6 103.9 108.7 119.8 134.4 135.4 145.1 162.1 Olives and olive oil 60.2 98.3 100.0 102.8 120.4 125.7 140.8 162.3 186.0 211.5 256.0 Wine must or wine 115.8 102.2 100.0 120.1 140.8 166.9 186.8 189.4 194.5 225.4 230.3 Milk 78.4 87.0 100.0 111.1 122.5 128.1 135.9 145.0 157.3 177.2 191.3 Cattle excluding calves 87.4 83.4 100.0 110.6 120.6 130.4 136.5 144.7 163.2 184.1 191.3 *Excluding VAT. Source: Eurostat.