§ Dr. Phippsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the Official Report the monthly figures of United Kingdom barley exports with the cumulative total for the current marketing year.
§ Mr. BishopExports of barley for the current August 1977 to July 1978 crop year are as follows:
'000 tonnes Value £ million August 4.9 0.4 September 29.8 2.5 October 125.5 9.7 November 125.9 9.4 December 152.7 11.7 January 194.0 15.0 February 311.7 24.0 Total 944.5 72.7 The previous best total for a full year was 1.1 million tonnes. In comparison our export performance this year reflects the commendable efforts made by United Kingdom cereals producers and traders.