asked the Minister for Agriculture whether he is now prepared to increase the guaranteed price of bacon pigs from £11 per hundredweight to £12 10s. 0d. per hundredweight in accordance with a statement made by him recently in the House.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Bacon Pig Prices.
Mr. Walsh
The Deputy appears to be mistaken in attributing to me a statement in the House recently about guaranteeing a price of £12 10s 0d. per cwt. for bacon pigs. The price of £11 per cwt. results of course from the agreement made by my predecessor in May, 1951.
The current price, in fact, is about £15.
That is the price across the Border.