§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has concerning the average current price, in real terms, of store lambs; and what were the comparable figures for such lambs in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. CurryThe table sets out the average price of store lambs in England in September of this year and the previous three years. The figures in brackets reflect the prices at 1990 levels.
£ Lowland store lambs £ LFA store lambs First quality Second quality 1987 35.07 29.84 31.99 (44.28) (37.68) (40.39) 1988 35.67 32.70 30.18 (42.55) (39.01) (36.00) 1989 32.05 26.66 29.97 (35.54) (29.56) (33.23) 1990 29.94 25.90 25.89