§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has as to the average price of(a) beef per kilo and (b) lamb per kilo received by British farmers and the average retail price at which it is sold in British shops.
§ Mr. MacleanThe average market price for all clean cattle for the week commencing 29 October 1990 was 102.52p per kg liveweight.
Average retail prices for the same week range form £5.94 per kg for topside, to £14.45 per kg for fillet steak and £3.41 per kg for best mince.
The average market price for lamb for the week commencing 29 October was 143.3p per kg. Average retail prices for the main cuts of home-killed lamb in the same week were:
£kg 1. Leg 4.11 2. Loin 4.75 3. Shoulder 2.29 Since the liveweight prices are for the whole animal on its feet and the retail prices are for meat as sold (generally off the bone) the two are not directly comparable.