asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the prices actually being paid to farmers for beef, veal, milk, lamb, mutton, pigmeat, barley, oats, wheat, eggs, poultry and potatoes in each of the EEC countries and in Ireland at the latest dates for which figures are available.
Written Answers. - EEC Agricultural Prices.
303.
The information requested by the Deputy, in so far as it is available, is set out in the following statement:
Prices for Selected Agricultural Products in the EEC member States and in Ireland (latest available month, 1971, or as otherwise indicated).
N.B.—The prices given below are not directly comparable in all cases because of differences, as between individual country data in respect of grading quality, point of sale, seasonal, variations, etc.
|
Producer or nearest available price |
Germany |
France |
Italy |
Netherlands |
Belgium |
Luxembourg |
Ireland |
|
|
quotation |
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|
Wheat |
£ per cwt. |
2.03 |
1.94 |
2.33 |
1.99 |
2.00 |
1.99 |
1.61 |
|
(October) |
(November) |
(September) |
(September) |
(October) |
(November) |
(year, 1971) |
||
|
Barley |
£ per cwt. |
1.83 |
1.89 |
2.04 |
1.88 |
1.87 |
1.78 |
1.32 |
|
(October) |
(November) |
(September) |
(September) |
(October) |
(November) |
(year, 1971) |
||
|
Oats |
£ per cwt. |
1.73 |
1.41 |
1.90 |
1.56 |
1.60 |
1.69 |
1.36 |
|
(October) |
(October) |
(September) |
(September) |
(October) |
(November) |
(year, 1971) |
||
|
Potatoes |
£ per cwt. |
0.54 |
0.65 |
1.01 |
0.50 |
0.39 |
1.19 |
0.85 |
|
(November) |
(October) |
(September) |
(September) |
(October) |
(November) |
(November) |
||
|
Cattle |
£ per live cwt. |
15.98 |
17.20 |
17.20 |
16.05 |
14.50 |
15.27 |
10.36 prov. |
|
(October) |
(October) |
(September) |
(September) |
(October) |
(September) |
(November) |
||
|
Pigs |
£ per live cwt. |
14.67 |
13.59 |
15.66 |
12.41 |
14.50 |
15.05 |
11.50 |
|
(October) |
(September) |
(September) |
(September) |
(October) |
(September) |
(November) |
||
|
Chickens |
p per lb. liveweight |
8.67 |
10.82 |
13.26 |
7.58 |
8.65 |
14.29 |
7½-9 |
|
(October) |
(October) |
(September) |
(September) |
(October) |
(November) |
(end of 1971) |
||
|
Milk |
p per gallon |
23.10 |
20.77 |
32.00 |
21.21 |
20.23 |
23.50 |
13.00 prov. |
|
(July) |
(September) |
(September) |
(average 1970-1971 season) |
(October) |
(October) |
(year, 1971). |
||
|
Eggs |
p per dozen |
19.67 |
19.94 |
22.29 |
15.91 |
not available |
not available |
23.00 |
|
(June) |
(September) |
(September) |
(October) |
(November) |
Footnote: Equivalent EEC price data for calves (veal), sheep, mutton and lamb are not available.
Sources:
(1) EEC prices:—"Prix Agricoles" No. 12, December, 1971, published by the Statistics Office of the European Communities.
(2) Irish Prices:—Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and Central Statistics Office.
The Dáil adjourned at 5 p.m. until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, 15th February, 1972.