Annex 5
COMMODITY PRICES
FOR REFERENCE
The table below compares the prices at the farmgate and retail
level for the mainstream commodities and how much the farmer receives
as a proportion of the retail price today compared to two years
ago. Please note that the milk prices are taken as an average
for the year to November and the beef prices are quoted for October.
|
| Farmgate Price
| Retail Price
| Farmers share (%)
|
|
| Nov 95 | Nov 97
| Nov 95 | Nov 97
| Nov 95 | Nov 97
|
| Bread (p/loaf) | — |
— | 53.00 | 51.00
| 20* | 16* |
| Pork (p/kg/dw) | 129.30 | 100.03
| 301.60 | 322.30 | 43
| 31 |
| Lamb (p/kg/dw) | 242.02 | 216.20
| 537.00 | 598.90 | 45
| 36 |
| Beef (p/kg/dw) | 234.90 | 177.60
| 607.00 | 577.20 | 39
| 31 |
| Milk (p/litre) | 24.35 | 22.69
| 63.34 | 61.59 | 38
| 37 |
|
*Farmers share is calculated assuming 814g of cereals per
loaf and using breadmaking wheat prices.
Source: MLC, HGCA, ONS and MAFF.
The table below compares the latest livestock reference prices
for certain European countries with those of last year. All prices
are sourced from the MLC.
|
| Beef
p/kg/lwt
| Pigmeat
p/kg/dwt
| Sheepmeat
p/kg/dwt
|
| w/e | 5-12-96 |
4-12-97 | 1-12-96 |
30-11-97 | 1-12-96 |
30-11-97 |
|
| Denmark | 86.14 | 79.55
| 107.97 | 99.83 | 206.91
| 220.81 |
| Germany | 98.19 | 91.56
| 115.07 | 105.44 | 288.45
| 242.65 |
| Spain | 104.03 | 100.50
| 113.85 | 114.53 | 387.62
| 315.23 |
| France | 103.22 | 100.63
| 106.93 | 96.37 | 331.17
| 275.15 |
| Irish Rep | 90.59 | 75.89
| 113.96 | 90.95 | 284.52
| 198.20 |
|
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