§ Mr. T. Williamsasked the President of the Board of Trade what quantity of potatoes have been exported from Great Britain for each of the last five years and for the four months ending 31st May; and the price per ton for the last period?
§ Mr. CrossParticulars of exports from Great Britain are not separately compiled, but the quantity of potatoes exported from the United Kingdom in the undermentioned periods was as follows:
Year. Cwts. 1933 847,672 1934 955,976 1935 791,676 1936 640,593 1937 1,114,276 February to May, 1938 214,089 The figures for 1937 and 1938 are provisional.
The average declared value of the exports during the four months ended May, 1938, was £3.66 per ton.