THE JOURNAL 



OF THE 



MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 



Vol. XXVIII. No. 2. 



MAY, 1921. 



NOTES FOR THE MONTH. 



An account was given in the March issue of this Journal 



(p. 1097) of the arrangements proposed to give effect to the 



TT „ Government's decision in regard to the 



Home-Grown , , ., , . ° , , , 



Wheat Prices. price p * home "g rown wheat of 



the 1920 crop. The scheme has since been 



extended so as to enable sales made by growers to merchants 

 between 8th November, 1920, and 5th March, 1921, to be dealt 

 with more effectively. Farmers who sold wheat during this 

 period to merchants can now claim the repayment of the differ- 

 ence between the price which they received and the prescribed 

 price for wheat of sound milling quality. Claim forms containing 

 instructions to growers in England and Wales can be obtained 

 from the local branches of the National Farmers' Union and the 

 National Association of Corn and Agricultural Merchants. 

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In connection with the arrangement as regards the price of 

 home-grown wheat of the 1920 crop, it was stated that the price 

 Home-Grown ° f 95s - f r *<! 4 lb - fo , r home-grown wheat 

 Wheat Prices for of sound mllllng 1 ual,t - v Wl11 contmue 80 



April and May. l °? g 88 the average e - Lf - eost of im P° rted 

 wheat remains above the parity of that 



figure. This average will be the average of the c.i.f. cost of 

 all milling wheat imported during the two preceding months, 

 together with the actual and anticipated arrivals in the United 

 Kingdom during the current month, subject to adjustment in 

 respect of the lower percentage of flour of equal water content 

 obtainable, from home-grown wheat as compared with imported 

 wheat. In the event of this average falling below the equivalent 

 of 95s. the price of home-grown wheat will be adjusted accord- 

 ingly, and the revised price to be paid by millers will be 

 announced monthly. 



(3(5771) P6/198. 11,260. 4/21. M. & S. A 



