HC Deb 16 February 1948 vol 447 c151W
82. Sir W. Smithers

asked the Minister of Food to which countries potatoes of the 1947 crop have been exported; and the respective tonnage to each.

Mr. Strachey

Total exports of ware potatoes were 1,476 tons.

Following are the figures:

EXPORTS OF POTATOES FROM THE 1947 CROP UP TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1947.
Seed Potatoes Tons.
Channel Islands 88
Malta 500
Palestine 801
Nigeria 1
Union of South Africa 1,182
Southern Rhodesia 61
Jamaica 1
Falkland Islands 1
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 8
Belgium 50
France 2,255
Switzerland 816
Portuguese East Africa 4
Canary Islands 1,617
Libya 300
Syria 483
Egypt 800
Total seed 8,968
Ware Potatoes
Gibraltar 150
Malta 1,091
Sierra Leone 135
Iceland 100
Total ware 1,476
Total seed and ware 10,444