HC Deb 06 April 1925 vol 182 cc1848-9W
Sir J. BAIRD

asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of raw and refined sugar, respectively, produced in the year 1912–13 in each of the following countries, namely, France, Belgium and Germany; whether he can give corresponding figures for the years subsequent to 1918; and whether he can state, in each case, the acreage devoted to sugar beet, the average tons of beet grown per acre, and the average percentage of sugar content?

Mr. SAMUEL

The following particulars of the production of sugar in France, Belgium and Germany are as recorded in the Year Books of the International Institute of Agriculture, Rome.

Year. Production of Raw Sugar. Production of Sugar Beet (a).
Area under Cultivation. Total Production. Average yield per Hectare. Average Sugar Content.
France.
Annual average— Metric tons. Hectares. Metric tons. Metric tons. Per cent.
1909–10 to 1913–14 … 732,910 246,342 5,896,229 23˙91 Strictly comparable figures not available.
1919–20 … 162,055 75,914 1,280,234 16˙86
1920–21 … 318,805 104,500 2,462,703 23˙57
1921–22 … 365,554 120,470 2,060,570 17˙10
1922–23 … 561,140 130,840 3,289,380 25˙14
1923–24 … (b) 523,290 162,545 3,682,848 22˙66
Belgium.
1909–10 to 1913–14 … 259,477 58,342 1,606,061 27˙49 Strictly comparable figures not available.
1919–20 … 234,053 42,894 1,094,937 25˙53
1920–21 … 239,946 53,052 1,438,352 27˙11
1921–22 … 286,214 58,051 1,462,857 25˙20
1922–23 … 265,329 60,372 1,699,396 28˙15
1923–24 … 295,960 72,460 2,036,519 28˙11
Germany.
(d)
1909–10 to 1913–14 … (c) 2,309,437 504,167 14,256,768 28˙25 (d) (1913–14)15˙45
1919–20 … 701,896 300,051 5,797,298 19˙32 14˙81
1920–21 … 1,083,851 325,742 7,936,511 24˙36 16˙47
1921–22 … 1,300,682 389,455 7,979,600 20˙49 17˙06
1922–23 … 1,455,078 417,269 10,791,639 25˙86 15˙55
1923–24 … 1,130,400 383,538 8,696,119 22˙67 15˙42
(a) The particulars in these columns relate, respectively, to the Annual Average for the years 1909–13 and to each of the years 1919 to 1923, inclusive.
(b) Up to the 31st May, 1924.
(c) The figures for the pre-war period relate to Germany as constituted at that time.
(d) Percentage yield of the raw sugar factories (F. O. Licht's Report).
Note.—The information published by the International Institute does not show the make of Refined sugar. Refined sugar is usually estimated at 90 per cont. of the raw.

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