§ Mr. Priorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the quantities and average price of imports of feed wheat and feed barley in the last four years for which figures are available; and what was the average prices of home-grown wheat and barley.
§ Mr. HareNot all the information is available and figures cannot be given on a strictly comparable basis. Available statistics do not identify imported wheat subsequently used for animal feed, and quantities and average prices are not precisely known. It is estimated however that the average annual usage of imported wheat for feed in the years 1955–56 to 1958–59 was some 500,000 tons but more recently has been well below this figure. Similarly it is not possible to give the average prices of homegrown wheat and barley used for feeding purposes, although the average price for all uses can be given. The following table sets out the information that is available.