§ Mr. Bessellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is aware of the practice of placing imported early potatoes into cold storage; and what quantities were stored from this year's imported crop.
§ Mr. HoyYes. Imported new potatoes are sometimes put into cold storage when the exporter considers he may get a better return if they are temporarily held off the market. No statistics are available, but I understand that some imported potatoes were put into cold store this May.
§ Mr. Bessellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what 222W quantity of early potatoes were imported this spring from foreign producers and the Channel Islands.
§ Mr. Hoy155,000 tons of new potatoes were imported into the United Kingdom in March, April and May this year, and 13,500 tons were sent from the Channel Islands.