§ 35. Mr. Turtonasked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that there were 300,000 tons of Argentine barley available for the purchase on 1st August, 1947; and how much of this exportable surplus has been bought by the British Government.
§ Mr. StracheyYes, Sir. 300,000 tons of Argentine barley was available for purchase last August, and in August His Majesty's Government bought 300,000 tons.
§ Mr. TurtonCould the Minister say when that is being shipped?
§ Mr. StracheyIt is being shipped gradually over a period with our wheat shipments and our maize shipments from the Argentine, though these are by no means as fast as we could desire.