§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the price levels of primary agricultural products in Wales over the last 15 years.
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§ Mr. David HuntPrices for five products are shown in the following tables:
Calendar year Wheat Barley Average price (£ per tonne) 1976 n/a n/a 1977 78.00 75.20 1978 81.30 77.10 1979 94.00 90.80 1980 95.50 91.50 1981 106.00 98.40 1982 110.70 107.80 1983 121.80 118.70 1984 108.37 116.16 1985 110.01 105.67 1986 113.65 108.34 1987 112.38 103.74 1988 109.14 103.04 1989 121.83 106.89 1990 1133.69 1113.78
Financial year Milk Average net price paid to wholesale producers (p per litre) Finished cattle Finished sheep Average market price (p per kg—deadweight) 1976–77 9.16 n/a n/a 1977–78 9.72 n/a n/a 1978–79 10.31 68.34 142.26 1979–80 11.28 75.97 138.02 1980–81 12.44 76.24 125.88 1981–82 13.46 91.37 155.48 1982–83 14.60 95.38 145.88 1983–84 14.87 94.82 143.45 1984–85 14.97 94.05 167.33 1985–86 15.63 93.75 169.85 1986–87 16.05 93.79 170.32 1987–88 16.60 99.01 185.19 1988–89 17.94 110.71 171.71 1989–90 19.14 113.15 182.80 1990–91 n/a n/a n/a 1 = provisional n/a = Not available. In 1976 and 1976–77 this indicates the figures are not available on a comparable basis; when indicated for 1990–91 the figures are not yet available.