Sheepmeat

Mr. Peter Mills

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the Community sheepmeat regime is likely to come into force; what is the proposed scale of support prices; and what are the longer term effects of the regime on producer returns.

The Council of Agriculture Ministers has unanimously agreed that all the internal and external aspects of the sheep regime should be decided at its September meeting to permit the regime to come into force at the beginning of October. I shall exert every effort to ensure that this objective is met.The Council regulation which establishes the main provisions of the regime was published in the

Official Journal of the European Communities on 16 July. It provides that the guide levels for variable premiums, which would be the support prices applied in the United Kingdom, should be fixed at 85 per cent. of the basic prices, seasonalised on a weekly basis. The prices set in the regulation for the 1980–81 marketing year, to be applied from the date of the implementation of the regime are set out below together with the guaranteed price scale under the fat sheep guarantee scheme (FSGS) for last year and this year.

Producer returns should be increased substantially by the higher guaranteed prices and should be further increased as the reference prices on which compensatory premiums will be based are harmonised over the next four years.

FSGS SCALE 1979–80
Week commencing	Standard price £ per 100 kg
26 March 1979	151·7
2 April 1979	151·5
9 April 1979	149·8
16 April 1979	149·5
23 April 1979	149·1
30 April 1979	147·4
7 May 1979	146·3
14 May 1979	144·5
21 May 1979	143·0

Week commencing	Standard price £ per 100 kg
28 May 1979	141·5
4 June 1979	140·1
11 June 1979	138·6
18 June 1979	137·0
25 June 1979	136·1
2 July 1979	136·1
9 July 1979	136·1
16 July 1979	136·1
23 July 1979	136·1
30 July 1979	136·1
6 August 1979	136·1
13 August 1979	136·1
20 August 1979	136·1
27 August 1979	136·1
3 September 1979	136·1
10 September 1979	136·1
17 September 1979	136·1
24 September 1979	136·1
1 October 1979	136·1
8 October 1979	136·1
15 October 1979	136·1
22 October 1979	136·1
29 October 1979	136·1
5 November 1979	136·5
12 November 1979	136·8
19 November 1979	137·2
26 November 1979	137·8
3 December 1979	138·2
10 December 1979	138·6
17 December 1979	138·9
24 December 1979	138·9
31 December 1979	139·2
7 January 1980	140·6
14 January 1980	141·8
21 January 1980	142·9
28 January 1980	144·4
4 February 1980	145·6
11 February 1980	147·3
18 February 1980	149·0
25 February 1980	151·1
3 March 1980	153·0
10 March 1980	154·8
17 March 1980	155·5
24 March 1980	155·5

FSGS SCALE 1980–81
Week commencing	Standard price £ per 100 kg
31 March 1980	167·9
7 April 1980	167·7
14 April 1980	167·4
21 April 1980	166·2
28 April 1980	165·0
5 May 1980	163·7
12 May 1980	161·9
19 May 1980	160·5
26 May 1980	159·1
2 June 1980	157·5
9 June 1980	156·2
16 June 1980	154·9
23 June 1980	153·3
30 June 1980	151·8
7 July 1980	150·7
14 July 1980	150·7
21 July 1980	150·7
28 July 1980	150·7
4 August 1980	150·7
11 August 1980	150·7
18 August 1980	150·7
25 August 1980	150·7
1 September 1980	150·7

Week commencing	Standard price £ per 100 kg
8 September 1980	150·7
15 September 1980	150·7
22 September 1980	150·7
29 September 1980	150·7
6 October 1980	150·7
13 October 1980	150·7
20 October 1980	150·7
27 October 1980	150·7
3 November 1980	150·7
10 November 1980	151·1
17 November 1980	151·4
24 November 1980	151·9
1 December 1980	152·6
8 December 1980	153·0
15 December 1980	153·4
22 December 1980	154·7
29 December 1980	154·7
5 January 1981	155·2
12 January 1981	156·1
19 January 1981	157·4
26 January 1981	158·7
2 February 1981	159·9
9 February 1981	161·2
16 February 1981	163·1
23 February 1981	165·0
2 March 1981	167·3
9 March 1981	169·9
16 March 1981	171·9
23 March 1981	173·2

GUIDE LEVELS UNDER REGIME 1980–81
Week commencing	ECU per 100 kg	£ per 100 kg (at current representative rate)
7 April 1980	319·6	197·7
14 April 1980	322·6	199·6
21 April 1980	320·5	198·3
28 April 1980	320·0	198·0
5 May 1980	318·8	197·2
12 May 1980	317·5	196·4
19 May 1980	317·0	196·1
26 May 1980	316·6	195·9
2 June 1980	315·4	195·1
9 June 1980	314·1	194·3
16 June 1980	311·9	193·0
23 June 1980	308·6	190·9
30 June 1980	306·0	189·3
7 July 1980	303·5	187·8
14 July 1980	301·1	186·3
21 July 1980	299·2	185·1
28 July 1980	296·6	183·5
4 August 1980	293·2	181·4
11 August 1980	290·3	179·6
18 August 1980	286·5	177·2
25 August 1980	283·0	175·1
1 September 1980	278·8	172·5
8 September 1980	274·6	169·9
15 September 1980	272·0	168·3
22 September 1980	270·3	167·2
29 September 1980	268·2	165·9
6 October 1980	266·9	165·1
13 October 1980	266·0	164·6
20 October 1980	265·2	164·1
27 October 1980	264·4	163·6
3 November 1980	265·2	164·1
10 November 1980	266·0	164·6
17 November 1980	267·3	165·4
24 November 1980	268·2	165·9
1 December 1980	269·4	166·7
8 December 1980	271·4	167·9

Week commencing	ECU per 100 kg	£ per 100 kg (at current representative rate)
15 December 1980	274·1	169·6
22 December 1980	276·2	170·9
29 December 1980	283·5	175·4
5 January 1981	289·9	179·3
12 January 1981	292·0	180·6
19 January 1981	293·9	181·8
26 January 1981	295·1	182·6
2 February 1981	296·5	183·4
9 February 1981	297·3	183·9
16 February 1981	298·7	184·8
23 February 1981	300·5	185·9
2 March 1981	302·2	187·0
9 March 1981	305·1	188·8
16 March 1981	310·2	191·9
23 March 1981	315·4	195·1
30 March 1981	322·6	199·6

Volume 990: debated on Monday 4 August 1980