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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list for dairy farmers within Shrewsbury and Atcham the average milk price in each month since 1997. [132208] Mr. Bradshaw: We do not hold milk price information for specific areas of the UK. However, we do have national statistics for the monthly farmgate price of milk in the UK and the average monthly retail price paid by the consumer in the UK. These figures since January 1997 are as follows: UK farmgate prices in pence per litre _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 January 24.16 20.17 19.31 16.79 18.32 18.79 17.69 February 23.79 19.99 19.03 16.62 18.18 18.31 17.66 March 23.74 19.90 18.98 16.64 17.88 18.00 17.39 April 20.70 17.66 17.56 15.27 18.45 15.99 16.85 May 19.76 16.69 16.42 14.63 17.90 14.88 16.00 June 20.91 17.74 17.23 15.35 18.70 15.37 16.52 July 24.08 20.74 19.79 17.64 20.45 16.58 18.22 August 23.89 20.87 19.83 17.93 20.86 17.00 -- September 22.99 20.06 19.17 17.52 20.70 17.13 -- October 21.03 20.22 18.12 18.81 20.46 18.15 -- November 20.60 19.68 17.69 18.60 20.05 18.11 -- December 20.30 19.30 17.36 18.26 19.60 17.75 -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Surveys run by Defra, SEERAD and DARD including retrospective bonus payments made by purchasers. Average retail price of milk in pence per pint _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 January 36 35 34 34 35 37 February 35 34 34 34 35 36 March 35 34 35 34 36 36 April 35 34 35 34 36 36 May 35 34 34 34 37 36 June 35 34 34 34 37 36 July 35 34 34 34 37 36 August 35 34 34 34 37 36 September 35 34 34 34 37 36 October 35 34 34 35 37 -- November 35 34 34 35 37 -- December 35 34 34 35 37 -- Annual average 35 34 34 34 37 -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: Average prices estimates include prices of delivered milk and shop bought milk. However, 80 per cent. price range includes only shop bought milk. From February 2002, the average price for milk is calculated as the average price of one pint of delivered milk and the one pint equivalent of two pints of shop bought milk. However, the 80 per cent. price range (which is the range of prices with the top 10 per cent. and the bottom 10 per cent. excluded) only includes shop bought milk. Source: National Statistics

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

132208; 411 c394W;411 c398W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Dairy farming Prices Milk Shrewsbury Atcham

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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