Mr. De la Bèreasked the Minister of Food why the price of glucose in this country is approximately £60 per ton, as compared to the equivalent price in America of £30 per ton.
§ Mr. StracheyAmerican glucose is produced from Home grown maize while the raw materials used for glucose production in this country have to be imported and often from dearer sources than the United States of America, because of our lack of dollars. Since devaluation American glucose, would cost us about £54 a ton ex-store and excluding import duty, while the net cost to British exporters is now £57 11s. 8d. a ton. So the difference is 5W not great. Moreover we have made available some glucose for dollar export purposes at £40 a ton.