asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state what price the farmer should expect for good quality potatoes delivered to licensed potato merchants in Cork, having regard to the agreed price of £10 13s. 6d. per ton (f.o.b.) which the British Government are paying for 50,000 tons of Irish grown potatoes.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Price of Potatoes.
The price which the farmer may expect for sound potatoes delivered to the stores of licensed merchants in Cork City for export to the British Ministry of Food will be £7 15s. to £8 per ton depending on the extent to which the potatoes have to be re-handled in store.