HC Deb 22 March 1951 vol 485 cc314-5W
Mr. Peter Freeman

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will issue a table showing the total importations of

IMPORTS OF FOODSTUFFS INCLUDING BEVERAGES INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM
—— Unit of Quantity 1939 1950
Quantity £ Quantity £
Grain and flour Cwt. 188,259,190 55,446,208 114,609,350 159,765,369
Feedingstuffs for animals Ton 1,677,460 8,935,947 748,565 16,071,636
Cattle, for food Number 705,807 9,821,045 437,287 19,374,533
Meat Cwt. 31,285,302 93,297,467 25,287,003 195,968,853
Butter Cwt. 8,736,967 48,424,422 6,705,840 90,356,692
Cheese Cwt. 2,845,425 8,868,544 3,080,295 27,593,837
Eggs in shell—poultry Thousand dozen 283,278 12,832,916 167,618 21,515,330
Fresh fruit and vegetables Cwt. 39,251,039 35,010,849 31,093,622 96,990,849
Raw cocoa Cwt. 2,576,850 3,024,051 2,606,843 26,725,563
Cocoa preparations Cwt. 32,858 89,273 914,980 10,230,089
Coffee, not kiln-dried, roasted or ground. Cwt. 591,772 1,939,434 797,743 10,963,707
Tea Thousand lb. 411,321 24,407,578 368,608 57,394,143
Fish, fresh, chilled or frozen Cwt. 1,952,603 3,206,941 2,010,722 7,490,773
Raisins Cwt. 1,474,450 2,329,469 1,565,769 5,172,038
Unrefined sugar Cwt. 41,704,958 21,793,862 42,355,486 80,342,524
All other food and beverages Value 55,341,567 133,262,408
Total Value 384,769,573 959,218,344