Mr. Alan W. WilliamsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the average price to farmers for (i) beef and (ii) lamb in each month since January 1995. [25889]
§ Mr. RookerThe average prices of finished cattle and finished lambs are published by MAFF in the Agricultural Market Report Part 1, a copy of which is in the House of680W Commons Library. The prices are collected by the Meat and Livestock Commission on a weekly basis and cover a sample of representative markets in England and Wales.
Mr. Alan W. WilliamsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the annual average price to farmers for(a) beef and (b) lamb in each year for 1990 to 1997. [25888]
§ Mr. RookerThe annual average prices of finished cattle and finished sheep are shown in the table. The annual average prices are based on prices collected weekly by the Meat and Livestock Commission.
Great Britain except cattle prices for 1990 and 1991 Year Finished cattle (p per kg liveweight): All clean cattle Finished sheep (p per kg estimated dressed carcase weight) 1990 1106.3 174.5 1991 1106.9 148.2 1992 109.6 182.1 1993 128.0 219.0 1994 121.7 236.9 1995 123.2 236.4 1996 105.5 283.1 1997 96.9 256.0 1 UK prices