§ 53. Captain GUNSTONasked the Minister of Agriculture if he can give figures showing the number of million bushels of wheat grown in Canada, the Argentine, Australia, France, and England in the years 1919 and 1930?
§ The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Dr. Addison)As the reply necessarily contains a number of figures I propose, with the permission of the hon. and gallant Member, to circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ The estimated production of wheat in the years 1919 and 1930 in each of the countries referred to was as follows:
| Country. | 1019 | 1930 (a). | ||
| Million bushels | Million bushels | |||
| Canada | … | … | 193 | 396 |
| Argentina(b) | … | … | 217 | 280(c) |
| Australia(b) | … | … | 46 | 215 |
| France | … | … | 187 | 231 |
| England | … | … | 62 | 39 |
| (a) The figures for 1930 are subject to revision. | ||||
| (a) Yields of crops harvested or to he harvested about December of the year named. | ||||
| (a) Unofficial estimate published in the "Corn Trade News." |