HC Deb 28 March 1938 vol 333 cc1618-9
33. Mr. T. Williams

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can supply a table of agricultural production for the year 1931–32, comparable with that issued on 7th March; together with a statement

Estimated Total Production of the Principal Agricultural Commodities in England and Wales in the years 1931/32 and 1936/37 and the net increase or decrease between the two years.
Product. Unit. Production. Increase or Decrease in 1936/37 compared with 1931/32
1931/32. (June-May). 1936/37(June-May).
Meat.
Beef … '000 cwt. 7,121 8,719 + 1,598
Veal … '000 cwt. 611 775 + 164
Mutton and Lamb … '000 cwt. 3,392 3,344 − 48
Pigmeat … '000 cwt. 5,931 7,616 + 1,685
Dairy Products.
Milk (a) … Million galls. 1,250 1,314.5 + 64.5
Butter (b) … '000 cwt. 570 390 − 180
Cheese (b) … '000 cwt. 460 200 − 260
Cream (b) … '000 galls. 1,346 1,300 − 46
Skim milk (b) … Million galls. 3.5 3 − 0.5
Poultry.
Fowls … Thousand head 24,000 28,000 + 4,000
Ducks … Thousand head 2,200 2,600 + 400
Geese … Thousand head 500 580 + 80
Turkeys … Thousand head 420 570 + 150
Eggs.
Fowls … Millions 2,803 2,835 + 32
Ducks … Millions 67 60 − 7
Wool … Million lbs. 66 55 − 11
Farm Crops, (d)
Wheat … '000 tons 962 1,378 + 416
Barley … '000 tons 773 663 − 110
Oats … '000 tons 1,239 1,080 − 159
Mixed Corn … '000 tons 84 75 − 9
Rye … '000 tons 14.7 8.6 − 6.1
Beans … '000 tons 120 93 − 27
Peas … '000 tons 52 31 − 21
Potatoes … '000 tons 2,454 2,814 + 360
Sugar Beet … '000 tons 1,663 3,391(c) + 1,728
Hops … '000 cwt. 169 252 + 83
Miscellaneous, (d)
Seeds Hay … '000 tons 2,608 1,674 − 934
Meadow Hay … '000 tons 5,317 4,733 − 584
Wheat Straw … '000 tons 1,346 1,850 + 504
Barley Straw … '000 tons 801 617 − 184
Oats Straw … '000 tons 1,573 1,247 − 326
Mustard Seed … '000 tons 9.2 13.9 + 4.7
Fruit, (d)
All Kinds … '000 cwt. 5,371 12,545 + 7,174
(a) Estimated total production, excluding milk fed to livestock.
(b) Estimated farm production.
(c) Revised figures since 7th March, 1938.
(d) Crops of first named year.