HC Deb 14 March 1991 vol 187 cc660-3W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report to show for each of the months of September, October and November in the years 1975, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989 and 1990 the price received for suckled calves in the principal markets for such cattle, sums to be shown in cash and real terms, taking for real terms 1975 as the base year, or as much of such information as is available to him.

Mr. Hanley

Estimates of prices received for suckled calves in the principal markets in Northern Ireland for the months of September, October and November in the years 1975, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989 and 1990 are given below in current prices and in real terms.

Current prices (£/head) Prices in real terms1 (£/head)
Sept. Oct. Nov. Sept. Oct. Nov.
1975 64.33 73.25 74.16 64.33 72.24 72.28
1980 — 157.27 163.89 — 81.28 84.00
1985 225.20 227.81 242.61 84.03 84.88 90.09
1988 363.62 360.78 348.73 119.49 117.33 112.93
1989 317.60 337.01 318.80 97.01 102.16 95.82
1990 246.08 210.67 279.81 67.77 57.58 76.66
1 Deflated by changes since September 1975 in the United Kingdom index of retail prices.

Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table in the0Official Report to show for each of the months of June, July, August, September and October the average price received for fat lambs in the principal markets of Northern Ireland in the years 1975, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989 and 1990, showing also the average final price received by the farmer taking into account sums which arise from market support payments, all prices to be shown in cash and real terms taking 1975 as the base year, or as much of such information as is available to him.

Mr. Hanley

Estimates of prices received for finished lambs in the principal markets in Northern Ireland for the months of June, July, August, September and October in the years 1975, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989 and 1990 are given in the following tables in current prices and in real terms. Since 1982, market support for sheep has not been based on payments on lambs marketed but is paid, on a per ewe basis, to those keeping eligible breeding ewes. Therefore lamb prices which include market support payments are not available.

Current prices (pence/kg deadweight)
June July August September October
1975 33.30 28.71 28.20 28.76 32.83
1980 162.00 142.30 121.00 122.70 116.20
1985 176.24 158.95 158.70 155.28 162.54
1988 203.67 199.68 198.11 194.93 194.90
1989 201.00 185.99 179.72 176.23 173.51
1990 167.67 130.43 133.05 137.68 133.86

Prices in real terms1 (pence/kg deadweight)
June July August September October
1975 33.30 28.43 27.76 28.06 31.60
1980 83.59 72.82 61.80 62.25 58.60
1985 64.20 58.01 57.75 56.55 59.08
1988 66.41 65.04 63.80 62.50 61.85
1989 60.52 55.97 53.94 52.53 51.32
1990 45.99 35.74 36.11 37.00 35.70
1 Deflated by changes since June 1975 in the United Kingdom index of retail prices.