§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the average price obtained by farmers in the United Kingdom for(a) lamb, (b) beef and (c) milk for each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement. [37040]
§ Mr. RookerThe table gives the prices requested. Sheep prices are for Great Britain, cattle and milk prices are for the United Kingdom.
Annual average prices Year Finished cattle (p per kg liveweight) all clean cattle1 Finished sheep (p per kg estimated dressed carcase weight)1 Milk price (p per litre)2 1990 106.3 174.5 18.6 1991 106.9 148.2 19.5 1992 109.4 182.1 20.4 1993 127.9 219.0 21.9 1994 122.0 236.9 22.2 1995 122.8 236.4 25.0 1996 104.5 283.1 25.0 1997 95.4 256.0 22.0 1 Based on prices collected weekly by the Meat and Livestock Commission. 2 Until October 1994, data on milk prices were sourced from the Milk Marketing Boards. Source:
From November 1994 for Great Britain and January 1995 for Northern Ireland, milk prices are derived from surveys conducted by MAFF, SOAEFD and DANI.