§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the price paid for suckled calves in the main Northern Ireland markets in actual and in real terms over each of the last 25 years or for as long a period as is readily available to him. [13447]
§ Mr. AncramEstimates of prices paid for suckled calves in a sample of the main markets in Northern Ireland in each of the last 25 years are given in the table, in current prices and in real terms.
Suckled calf prices in Northern Ireland £/head Year Current prices Prices in real terms using 1995 as the base year 1971 47.34 347.55 1972 80.53 553.41 1973 78.51 493.61 1974 32.80 177.84 1975 72.17 314.78 1976 164.23 614.30 1977 165.54 534.61 1978 204.20 609.51 1979 176.74 465.27 1980 159.11 354.85 1981 227.41 453.29 1982 257.47 472.56 1983 258.60 453.51 1984 267.10 446.55 1985 230.88 363.87 1986 227.73 346.88 1987 298.87 437.21 1988 357.32 498.64 1989 330.27 427.11 1990 278.97 329.74 1991 263.82 294.46 1992 305.36 328.72 1993 329.91 349.73 1994 374.87 387.66 1995 426.14 426.14