asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for each product subject to the common agricultural policy, what producer price increase was agreed by the Council of Ministers in the latest year for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in each of the three previous years.
The following table lists the percentage increases in common prices for each product subject to the common agricultural policy since 1979–80.
Product and Category of price or amount
| 1979–80
| 1980–81
| 1981–82
| 1982–83
|
Durum Wheat
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| Target price | 2·3 | 6·3 | 7·73 | 8·90 |
| Intervention price | 1·5 | 4·5 | 7·50 | 8·50 |
| Aid | 1·7 | 2·5 | 7·50 | 9·00 |
Barley
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| Target price | 2·75 | 6·2 | 8·07 | 8·70 |
| Single intervention price | 1·5 | 4·5 | 6 | 8·50 |
Rye
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| Target price | 2·65 | 2·5 | 6·43 | 8·70 |
| Intervention price | 1·5 | 2·5 | 3·28 | 5·95 |
Maize
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| Target price | 1·5 | 6·2 | 8·07 | 8·70 |
| Single intervention price | 2·75 | 4·5 | 6 | 8·50 |
Rice
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| Target Price | 5·0 | 6·8 | 10·37 | 10·7 |
| Intervention price—paddy | 3·3 | 6·9 | 11 | 12·5 |
Sugar
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| Minimum price for sugarbeet | 1·5 | 4·0 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Basic price for beet | n.a. | n.a. | 8·5 | 9·5 |
| Intervention price for white sugar | 1·5 | 5·3 | 8·5 | 9·5 |
Olive Oil
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| Producer target price | 1·5 | 5·5 | 10 | 11 |
| Intervention price | 1·5 | 4·0 | 9 | 11 |
| Production aid | 1·5 | 5·5 | 7·5 | 11 |
Oilseeds
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| Target price | ||||
| —Colza and rape seed | 1·5 | 6·3 | 10 | 9·0 |
| —Sunflower seed | 1·5 | 7·5 | 12 | 14 |
| Basic intervention price | ||||
| —Colza and rape seed | 1·5 | 4·0 | 8 | *8·5 |
| —Sunflower seed | 1·5 | 4·0 | 10 | *14 |
| Guide price | ||||
| —Soya | 1·5 | 6·5 | 10 | 14 |
| —Flax seed | 1·5 | 6·0 | 10 | 11 |
| —Castor seed | 1·5 | 5·5 | 10 | 11 |
| Minimum price soya | n.a. | n.a. | 7·6 | 11·5 |
| Minimum price castor | n.a. | 5·5 | 10 | 11 |
Dried Fodder
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| Fixed aid | 1·7 | 6·0 | 8 | 14 |
| Guide price | 1·5 | 6·5 | 10 | 14 |
| Aid for dehydrated potatoes | 1·5 | 6·5 | 8 | 11 |
Peas and Beans
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| Activating price | 1·5 | 7·5 | 11·3 | 13·8 |
| Minimum price | 1·5 | 5·5 | 8 | 12 |
Flax and Hemp
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| Fixed aid (per hectare) | ||||
| —Textile flax | 1·5 | 6·5 | 12 | 13 |
| —Hemp | 1·5 | 6·5 | 12 | 13 |
Seed†
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| Aid (per 100kg) | ||||
| —Monoecious hemp | 1·6 | |||
| —Fibre flax | 1·7 | 10 | ||
| —Linseed | 1·4 | average | ||
| —Grasses | 1·7–9·6 | |||
| —Legumes | 2·1–8·6 | |||
Table Wine
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| Type | ||||
| RI | 1·6 | 5·5 | 10 | 11 |
| RII | 1·6 | 5·5 | 10 | 11 |
| RIII | 1·5 | 5·5 | 10 | 11 |
| AI | 1·3 | 5·5 | 8·5 | 11 |
| AII | 1·5 | 5·5 | 10 | 11 |
| AIII | 1·5 | 5·5 | 10 | 11 |
| Guide price (per degree/hl or per hl, according to type) | ||||
Unmanufactured Tobacco
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| Guide price | 1·5 | 4·0 | 8 | 8–16% |
| Intervention price | average | average | average | but change in relationship to guide price |
Fruit and Vegetables
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| Basic price | average | average | average | average |
| 1·5 | 6 | 10·4 | 11·4 | |
Milk
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| Target price for milk | 0 | 4·0 | 9 | 10·5 |
| Intervention price of—butter | 0 | 2·3 | 9 | 10·0 |
Product and Category of price or amount
| 1979–80
| 1980–81
| 1981–82
| 1982–83
|
| —of skimmed milk powder | 0 | 4·9 | 9 | 10·4 |
| —of cheese | ||||
| Grana Padano 30–60 days | 0 | 3·6 | 9·53 | 11·3 |
| Grana Padano 6 months | 0 | 3·2 | 9·84 | 11·8 |
| Parmiggiano-Reggiano 6 months | 0 | 2·9 | 10·01 | 12·0 |
Beef/veal
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| Guide price for adult bovines (liveweight) | 1·5 | 4·0 | 7·5 | 8·5 |
| 10·0 | 11 | |||
| Intervention price for adult bovines (1w) | 1·5 | 4·0 | 7·5 | 8·5 |
| 10·0 | 11 | |||
Sheepmeat
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| Basic price (slaughter weight) | n.a. | n.a. | 7·5 | 10·5 |
Pigmeat
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| Basic price (slaughter weight) | 1·5 | 5·5 | 11·0 | 10·5 |
Silkworms
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| Aid per box of silk seed | 1·5 | 5·5 | 19·4 | 17·6 |
| Aid to recognised producer groups (per box) | ||||
Cotton
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| Guide price | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 13 |
| Minimum price | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 13 |
Notes:
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* Replacement of regionalised intervention system with a single intervention price system; the increases of 8·5 per cent, and of 14 per cent refer to the lowest intervention price under the old system. | ||||
| † Aid fixed biennially. | ||||