§ Mr. N. Macphersonasked the Minister of Agriculture what was the number of growers of sugar beet, the acreage under sugar beet, and the tonnage of clean beet delivered to factories in England and Wales in each of the campaign seasons since the war as compared with 1938–39.
Mr. T. WilliamsFollowing are the figures:
Year Number of Growers Acreage Yield of Beet (Tons) 1938–39 38,039 322,034 2,134,070 1945–46 44,300 389,175 3,777,621 1946–47 44,240 402,891 4,441,947 1947–48 41,113 361,677 2,892,009 1948–49 40,747 389,586 4,245,376 1949–50 39,811 391,422 3,861,911 1950–51 39,499 397,748 5,107,660 These figures do not include a small acreage of beet grown in the north of England under contract with the factory at Cupar (Scotland). The acreage figures differ from those in the 4th June returns because of this, and also because the latter include the area under sugar beet seed.