HC Deb 16 February 1989 vol 147 c363W
66. Mr. Geraint Howells

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the current state of the poultry industry.

Mr. Donald Thompson

The market for poultry meat is less buoyant than it was throughout 1988 although wholesale prices remain relatively stable. Egg sales still appear to be significantly below normal levels, but packer to producer prices have shown improvement after falling sharply in December last year.

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