asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the projected retail prices of milk, butter, cheese, pigmeat, mutton and lamb, and beef and veal under EEC conditions.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - EEC Agricultural Commodity Prices.
49.
The Community's agricultural arrangements provide for target or guide prices for the main products at producer level and do not extend to retail level. It is not possible to give any precise indication of the retail prices for the commodities mentioned by the Deputy which will apply here on full application of the Community's agricultural system but I would refer him to the information on retail prices in the Community for beef, mutton, pork and butter, which were given in reply to his question of 29th June, and I am circulating with the Official Report a table giving similar information for milk and cheese.
Following is the table:
RETAIL PRICES IN IRELAND AND EEC COUNTRIES.
|
Commodity |
Unit |
EEC Retail Prices* April, 1970 |
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|
Germany |
France |
Italy |
Netherlands |
Belgium |
Luxembourg |
May, 1970 |
May, 1971 |
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|
p |
p |
p |
p |
p |
p |
p |
p |
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|
Cheese†: |
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|
Selected Brand |
1 lb. |
39.3 |
21.2 |
n.a. |
41.6 |
38.6 |
39.3 |
(i) 20 |
19.4 |
|
Emmenthal |
1 lb. |
57.6 |
45.9 |
53.3 |
64.1 |
47.4 |
49.3 |
(ii) 20 |
20.5 |
|
Pasteurised Milk |
1 pint |
4.5 |
3.8 |
5.7 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4 |
4.1 |
*Source = Les prix de détail dans les pays de la Communauté Européene en Avril, 1970—Office Statistique des Communautés Européenes.
† Irish prices relate to (i) Processed cheese and (ii) Natural cheese.
(n.a. = not available).