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Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Answer

Mr. Beggs: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the minimum ecu prices per kilo paid to meat plants in (a) Great Britain and (b) Northern Ireland, for beef accepted for intervention storage since 1996. [20275] Mr. Baldry: The minimum prices in ecu per kilo paid for offers of beef tendered since April 1996 are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Date of tender Great Britain Northern Ireland Steers Young bulls Steers Young bulls 9 April 1996 1.964 {1}-- 2.500 {1}-- 7 May 1996 2.365 2.310 2.445 2.3 28 May 1996 1.854 2.080 2.420 2.240 11 June 1996 2.228 2.030 2.405 2.195 25 May 1996 2.225 2.090 2.416 2.208 9 July 1997 2.420 2.110 2.430 2.213 23 July 1997 2.419 2.165 2.390 {2}-- 6 August 1996 2.350 2.115 2.245 2.094 27 August 1996 2.218 2.150 2.214 {2}-- 10 September 1996 2.218 2.150 2.214 {2}-- 24 September 1996 2.299 2.080 2.236 {2}-- 8 October 1996 2.325 2.115 2.244 {2}-- 22 October 1996 2.340 2.120 2.241 {2}-- 12 November 1996 2.490 2.187 2.303 {2}-- 26 November 1996 2.658 2.452 2.410 {2}-- 10 December 1996 2.620 2.510 2.501 {2}-- 14 January 1997 2.556 2.430 2.456 {2}-- 28 January 1997 2.629 2.494 2.413 {2}-- 11 February 1997 2.652 2.550 2.413 {2}-- 25 February 1997 2.650 2.550 2.430 {2}-- 11 March 1997 2.525 2.500 2.415 {2}-- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} No bids accepted. {2} No bids submitted.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

292 c377-8W;292 c377W; 20275

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Food Prices Beef Intervention stocks

Contains statistics

Yes