§ 141. Major Beamishasked the Minister of Food what tonnage of sugar-beet was processed in England in 1950, 1951 and 1952, showing each factory separately; and what will be the estimated amount for 1953.
Dr. HillFollowing is the statement:
The total quantity of sugar beet processed in England from the harvests of 1950 and 1951 was as follows:—
— 1950 Harvest 1951 Harvest Tons Tons Allscott 268,557 216,066 Bardney 275,101 257,019 Brigg 235,877 212,760 Bury St. Edmunds 604,207 503,846 Cantley 479,252 405,450 Colwick 221,523 174,744 Ely 370,671 327,386 Felsted 266,585 240,657 Ipswich 307,219 291,142 Kelham 175,551 158,712 Kidderminster 272,021 223,571 King's Lynn 271,724 271,194 Peterborough 434,523 390,190 Poppleton 234,314 197,952 Selby 159,340 138,734 Spalding 302,885 217,857 Wissington 231,833 203,148 5,111,183 4,430,428 The processing of the 1952 crop which is estimated at 4¼ million tons is still in progress, but about 76 per cent. of that quantity has so far been processed. It is too early to make any predictions about the 1953 crop, but the beet acreage is expected to be about the same as this year.