HC Deb 15 September 1909 vol 10 cc2288-90W
Mr. CHIOZZA MONEY

asked the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, if he will state for each of the last three years, so far as the particulars are available, the estimated quantities and values of the Home production and imports for Home consumption, respectively, of the chief varieties of foods raised in the United Kingdom, including grain, meats, dairy produce, vegetables, fruit, and fodder?

Sir E. STRACHEY

No general official estimate of the total quantity and value of the agricultural produce of the United

The production of certain crops in the United Kingdom, as published in Agricultural Statistics.

1906. 1907. 1908.
Wheat … … … Qrs. 7,577,305 … … 7,066,399 … … 6,741,180
Barley … … … Qrs. 8,434,961 … … 8,386,541 … … 7,696,112
Oats … … … Qrs. 21,859,076 … … 22,961,094 … … 22,001,009
Beans … … … Qrs. 1,258,548 … … 1,338,944 … … 1,114,445
Peas … … … Qrs. 565,573 … … 593,220 … … 545,457
Potatoes … … … Tons. 6,089,292 … … 5,223,973 … … 7,117,296
Turnips and Swedes … Tons. 27,583,436 … … 26,181,428 … … 29,185,193
Mangolds … … … Tons. 9,881,630 … … 10,118,473 … … 10,574,295
Hay … … … Tons. 13,511,942 … … 15,603,180 … … 14,637,326
Hops … … … Cwts. 245,688 … … 374,129 … … 470,761

The following estimates of the quantity of meat produced in the United Kingdom were submitted by the Board to the Departmental Committee on Combinations in the Meat Trade:—

1905–6. 1906–7. 1907–8.
Beef and Veal … … Cwts. 13,792,980 … … 14,290,500 … … 13,886,360
Mutton and Lamb … … Cwts. 5,910,780 … … 5,696,900 … … 5,635,560
Pig-meat … … Cwts. 5,166,960 … … 4,847,860 … … 5,791,100

The following mere the *Imports of the chief varieties of food and fodder referred to in 1906–8:—

Quantities. Values.
1906. 1907. 1908. 1906. 1907. 1908.
£ £ £
Live Cattle No. 561,140 471,942 383,125 9,730,220 8,103,353 6,549,160
Live Sheep No. 103,359 105,597 78,898 156,947 168,511 122,518
Fresh Beef Cwt. 5,518,169 5,721,787 5,596,286 9,773,872 10,372,332 10,246,501
Fresh Mutton Cwt. 4,080,728 4,572,877 4,380,063 7,642,128 8,676,555 8,128,695
Fresh Pork Cwt. 492,121 567,319 572,217 1,130,950 1,338,184 1,331,419
Bacon Cwt. 5,413,056 5,250,955 5,604,772 14,306,290 14,533,985 14,249,263
Hams Cwt. 1,269,942 1,097,397 1,184,337 3,364,596 3,098,028 2,937,983
Rabbits Cwt. 800,462 685,198 544,294 997,655 854,836 677,565
Poultry & Game Cwt. — — — 941,188 1,004,521 1,026,863
Butter Cwt. 4,259,754 4,126,565 4,155,743 23,063,201 21,999,283 23,775,183
Margarine Cwt. 1,092,110 876,221 808,021 2,709,887 2,202,434 2,067,393
Cheese Cwt. 2,583,677 2,319,941 2,249,184 7,428,590 6,731,971 6,500,869
Eggs 1,000's 2,247,774 2,209,911 2,167,280 7,041,581 7,068,972 7,127,433
Lard† Cwt. 1,857,088 1,800,151 1,876,656 3,959,656 4,112,058 4,151,138
Wheat Grain Cwt. 92,576,017 96,665,902 90,336,989 32,534,048 37,148,961 37,947,159
Wheat Flour Cwt. 14,043,480 13,239,670 12,876,626 6,739,902 6,657,147 7,020,539
Barley Cwt. 19,886,944 19,478,874 18,127,194 5,663,464 6,518,116 6,110,920
Oats Cwt. 15,263,761 10,461,142 14,238,439 4,524,690 3,374,349 4,151,685
Beans Cwt. 600,909 788,819 998,648 216,620 285,557 354,259
Peas‡ Cwt. 1,440,052 1,223,958 1,027,176 606,202 590,106 519,871
Hops Cwt. 229,491 195,554 267,163 840,865 740,197 729,234
Apples Cwt. 2,736,717 3,434,891 3,291,826 1,694,959 2,156,202 2,006,382
Cherries Cwt. 191,105 165,411 160,479 245,904 199,486 234,883
Pears Cwt. 575,112 499,040 521,715 570,023 476,433 513,101
Plums Cwt. 890,698 325,453 402,609 757,966 344,443 426,400
Potatoes Cwt. 3,641,420 8,145,760 6,908,549 1,282,109 2,343,698 1,934,228
Onions Bushels 7,464,138 7,658,551 7,091,428 859,459 894,809 887,301
Hay Tons 155,091 97,192 42,070 518,411 337,451 153,948
Straw Tons 78,509 58,715 15,941 169,812 127,181 35,152
*Less re-export. † Excluding Imitation Lard. ‡ Excluding Dhol or Pigeon Pea.

Kingdom has been made. The Board, however, have been recently making special inquiries in connection with the Census of Production, which will, it is believed, provide statistical material for such an estimate. Such particulars, as are available, are as follows:—