§ Mr. Rentonasked the Minister of Food to what extent the sugar beet factories in England have so far during the present season been able to handle without delay the quantities of sugar lifted from the farms; and whether he will make a statement on the progress being made with regard to the manufacture of sugar from this year's sugar beet crop.
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§ Major Lloyd GeorgeBy 17th December over 300,000 tons more beet had been processed than by the same date last year. Production of sugar from this year's crop is progressing well. The quantity of sugar in the beet is above average and the extraction of sugar from the beet is showing is showing a marked improvement.
§ Mr. Rentonasked the Minister of Food how the costs of carrying this season's crop of sugar beet from the farms to the factories compare with the costs of carrying last year's crop.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeIt will not be possible to make a reliable comparison until the transporting of this year's crop has been completed, but the best estimate that can be made at present suggests that the total cost of carrying this year's crop from the farms to the factories is likely to be about 7 per cent. higher than last year's cost.