§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of the milk held by the Milk Marketing Board was allocated to the production of butter in each of the last five years; and what is the estimate for 1986.
§ Mr. Gummer[pursuant to his reply, 22 July 1986]: Utilisation of milk for butter in England and Wales, as a percentage of total sales off farms, was as follows:
Marketing year (April-March) Percentage 1981–82 25 1982–83 31 1983–84 30 1984–85 27 1985–86 28 1986–87 n/a Source: 1981–82 to 1984–85 Dairy Facts and Figures 1985. 1985–86 MMB estimate.
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what price the Milk Marketing Board receives for supplying milk to dairies and for allocation to butter production, respectively, on a comparative basis.
§ Mr. Gummer[pursuant to his reply, 22 July 1986]: In May 1986, the last month for which prices have been finalised, the Milk Marketing Board received 19.894p per litre for milk sold for the liquid market, 13.513p per litre for milk sold to make Cheddar cheese and 13.793p per litre for milk sold to make butter and skimmed milk powder.