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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average intervention price for (a) skimmed milk powder, (b) butterfat powder, (c) wheat and (d) beef was in pounds sterling for each year since 1992; and what the proposed price levels are for (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. [214580] Alun Michael: The actual intervention prices for skimmed milk powder, wheat and beef since 1992 are shown as follows. The rates in pound sterling are dependent on the exchange rate in force on the date of the operative event pertaining to individual purchases. Skimmed Milk Powder _________________________________________________________________________________________________. From (ECU/EURO per 100 kg) 14 May 1990 172.43 1 July 1993 170.20 1 February 1995 205.52 1 July 2004 195.24 1 July 2005 184.97 1 July 2006 174.69 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Wheat _________________________________________________________________________________________________. From (ECU/EURO per tonne) 1993-94 117.00 1994-95 108.00 1995-96 100.00 2000-01 110.25 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Beef _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Prior to: (EURO per tonne) 1 January 2000 Information not readily available From: 1 January 2000 3,475 1 July 2000 3,242 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 3,013 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. No provision has ever been made to support butterfat powder by intervention. With the exception of the 2005 and 2006 rate for skimmed milk powder, the RPA does not currently hold any information on the proposed rates for skimmed milk powder, wheat and beef for the 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 years.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

430 c1664-5W; 214580

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Agriculture Cereals Dairy products Prices Subsidies Beef Common agricultural policy Agricultural products Intervention prices

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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