§ Mr. JoplingTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many beef cattle under 30 months have been sold and slaughtered in each week since 20 March; how much per kilogram they have averaged less than the average price in the week previous to 20 March; and what that shortfall amounted to per head. [30024]
§ Mrs. BrowningThe weekly average price for clean cattle for the week ending 6 July was 18p/kg below the equivalent price for the week ending 16 March, a shortfall of some 15 per cent. Weekly average prices, throughput at selected auction markets and total slaughterings, for clean cattle—steers, heifers and young bulls—for the weeks following the 20 March, are detailed in the table.
Week ending P/Kg Throughput (head) Slaughterings (1,000 head) 23 March 1996 115.81 18,580 41.6 30 March 1996 96.99 447 2.3 6 April 1996 108.77 5,124 16.4 13 April 1996 100.21 13,498 26.7 20 April 1996 101.21 14,327 31.8 27 April 1996 107.86 14,225 38.4 4 May 1996 103.18 18,088 40.4 11 May 1996 101.56 13,497 30.9 18 May 1996 100.74 17,755 38.6 25 May 1996 97.72 16,059 38.7 1 June 1996 99.71 14,096 31.9 8 June 1996 100.88 16,118 38.5 15 June 1996 101.84 16,392 35.8 22 June 1996 99.77 14,913 34.3 29 June 1996 100.22 14,134 n/a 6 July 1996 101.16 16,215 n/a