asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a statement on the new arrangements for adjusting deficiency payments on barley.
The Government announced in the White Paper on the 1961 Annual Review that deficiency payments on barley in the 1961–62 cereal year would be adjusted so as to encourage a better seasonal spread of marketings by growers. This will be achieved by making deductions from acreage payments for deliveries early in the season and paying premiums for deliveries later in the season.After consultation with representatives of the growers, merchants and main users of barley, it has been decided that the seasonal scale of deductions and premiums for barley in 1961–62, and the periods to which they relate, will be:
For each cwt. of barley delivered (after sale) in | Rate of deduction or premium (per cwt.) |
July, August, September or October | 9d. deduction. |
November or December | No deduction or premium. |
January or February | 1s. 0d. premium. |
March, April, May or June | 1s. 6d. premium. |