§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how the United Kingdom intervention price of a tonne of butter in 1984 compares with the price paid for the milk which was used in making it; and what was the average price received for butter disposed of in third markets by means of export refunds.
§ Mr. MacGregorIn 1984 the intervention price of butter (80 per cent. fat) was 3491.28 ecu/tonne (£2159.90/tonne) from 1 January 1984 to 1 April 1984 and 3119.0 ecu/tonne (£1929.58/tonne) from 2 April 1984 to
Distribution of Agricultural Output 1955–56 1965–66 1975 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 F/C Crops £ million 254 381 1,115 1,894 2,120 2,449 3,009 2,977 3,541 Per cent. 19 20 22 23 24 25 28 27 30 Livestock £ million 432 673 1,918 3,043 3,288 3,529 3,798 4,020 4,258 Per cent. 33 36 39 38 37 37 35 36 36 Livestock products £ million 496 600 1,388 2,276 2,500 2,678 2,969 3,046 2,893 Per cent. 37 32 28 28 28 28 28 27 24 Horticulture £ million 142 208 557 854 913 962 1,012 1,150 1,241 Per cent. 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 10 10 Total £ million 1,324 1,862 4,978 8,067 8,821 9,618 10,788 11,193 11,933 Per cent. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Source: Annual review of agriculture White Paper.
288W31 December 1984. The average price for milk for manufacture into butter in 1983–84 was 14.085 pence per litre of whole milk comprising of both butterfat and skim elements. Prices received for butter disposed of in third country markets are a matter for commercial negotiation. However the intervention price net of the export refund and United Kingdom monetary compensatory amount applicable on 22 February 1985 would indicate a price of around £1200/tonne.