HC Deb 25 November 1993 vol 233 cc119-20W
Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list for each month for the last two years the average market price of beef together with the tonnage going into intervention in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Jack

The information requested is set out in the table:

United Kingdom intervention intake and beef prices October 1991 to September 1993
Intervention intake in tonnes Prices in pence per kilogramm (liveweight)
1991
November 14,662 95.07
December 5,418 96.34
1992
January 8,306 98.3
February 8,046 99.23
March 9,045 100.15
April 6,722 101.34
May 7,221 101.12
June 6,554 103
July 4,228 102.99
August 5,431 102.7
September 14,073 100.81
October 14,144 100.67
November 9,770 104.58
December 4,661 107.29
1993
January 8,871 108.54
February 6,765 116.53
March 1,713 122.2
April 2,992 126.7
May 0 132.05
June 0 133.65
July 0 121.49
Intervention intake in tonnes Prices in pence per Kilogramm (liveweight)
August 0 122.61
September 380 111.53
October 475 112.51

Note: The price given is the cattle reference price. This liveweight price indicates the price for cattle paid by the wholesaler and received by the producer.