§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will estimate the proportion of the value of food which has gone to(a) the producer and (b) the processor, wholesaler and retailer in each year since 1973.
§ Mr. CurryFigures for the period 1973 to 1987 are as follows. However, this series was discontinued due to doubts about the validity and meaningfulness of the calculations and the difficulty of making the necessary estimates given the increasing complexity of the food chain.
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Percentage of the price of food going to the producer or to the processor, wholesaler and retailer Producers Processors, wholesalers and retailers 1973 51.9 48.1 1974 52.6 47.4 1975 49.9 50.1 1976 52.2 47.8 1977 52.5 47.5 1978 49.2 50.8 1979 40.0 51.0 1980 43.9 56.1 1981 44.0 56.0
Producers Processors, wholesalers and retailers 1982 45.8 54.2 1983 44.1 55.9 1984 46.6 53.4 1985 44.1 55.9 1986 42.0 58.0 1987 40.5 59.5 Notes:
- 1. The producers' share is derived from estimates of agricultural products produced in the United Kingdom for home consumption valued at farmgate prices and imported food valued at shipside prices.
- 2. The share of processors, wholesalers and retailers is derived from estimates of household expenditure on food at retail plus the estimates of the wholsale value of food used in the catering sector. The retail price of food is valued less taxes but including subsidies.
- 3. More detailed figures are given in CSO's Annual Abstract of Statistics, 1988 edition, Table 9.16.