HC Deb 24 January 1968 vol 757 cc106-7W
51. Sir J. Gilmour

asked the Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food what acreage of field beans was harvested in the season of 1967; and what estimate is available as to the average yield per acre.

Mr. Hoy

The area of field beans returned at the June, 1967 agricultural census was 139,733 acres. The estimated average yield was about 24.4 cwt. per acre.