HC Deb 08 April 1925 vol 182 c2253W
Mr. ROBINSON

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has any information

I. GERMANY.
— Area. Production.
1920. 1922. 1924.* 1920. 1922. 1924*
Acres. Acres. Acres. Tons. Tons. Tons.
Wheat … 3,397,240 3,393,765 3,621,773 2,211,430 1,926,063 2,388,616
Spelt (Winter) … 392,241 313,085 302,565 175,989 111,582 114,585
Rye … 10,584,244 10,231,375 10,521,108 4,855,058 5,149,429 5,637,781
Barley (Summer) … 2,948,083 2,844,820 3,306,626 1,764,035 1,581,517 2,152,217
Oats … 7,937,073 7,908,056 8,705,918 4,748,561 3,950,625 5,563,135
Potatoes … 5,983,543 6,721,480 6,818,351 27,429,164 40,007,093 35,817,205
Sugar Beet … 804,583 1,030,459 974,284 7,808,960 10,616,106 10,101,587
Roots (Runkel-Ruben) … † 1,938,031 1,807,981 † 24,354,153 22,874,215
* Figures for 1924 are subject to correction.
† Figures of Roots (Runkel-Ruben) are not available prior to 1921.

II. GREAT BRITAIN.
— Acreage. Production.
1920. 1922. 1924. 1920. 1922. 1924.
Acres. Acres. Acres. Tons. Tons. Tons.
Wheat … 1,928,944 2,032,117 1,594,213 1,515,000 1,742,000 1,412,000
Barley … 1,841,329 1,520,772 1,465,614 1,391,000 1,096,000 1,143,000
Oats … 3,297,822 3,145,534 2,992,632 2,215,000 1,932,000 2,200,000
Rye … 102,404 91,276 65,277 * * *
Potatoes … 707,092 718,581 590,523 4,388,000 5,203,000 3,541,000
Sugar Beet‡ … 3,017 8,409 22,441 * 55,000† 180,000†
Turnips and Swedes … 1,413,706 1,223,798 1,236,588 21,885,000 17,788,000 18,290,000
Mangold … 386,046 423,396 389,364 7,336,000 8,595,000 7,846,000
* Not available.
† Washed and topped roots.
‡ England and Wales only. The acreage of Sugar Beet in Scotland was, in 1920, 28 acres; in 1922, 4 acres; and in 1924, 196 acres.