§ Mr. J. BAKERasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can state the ratio of home-grown and foreign imported 2443W barley, oats and wheat during the last three years; and the average yearly price in each case?
Mr. WOODThe following statement shows the United Kingdom production
— Home Production. Net Imports. Total Supply. Percentage of total supply. Average price per cwt. Home produced. Imported. Home produced.∗ Imported.† Thousand Thousand Thousand 1922. tons. tons. tons. Percent. Percent. s. d. s. d. Wheat (including imports of flouras wheat) 1,780 5,576 7,356 24.2 75.8 11 2 12 2 Barley 1,250 631 1,881 66.5 33.5 11 2 9 7 Oats 2,812 453 3,265 86.1 13.9 10 5 9 4 1923. Wheat 1,592 5,51 7,107 22.4 77.6 9 10 10 8 Barley 1,101 902 2,003 55.0 45.0 9 5 8 8 Oats 2,300 481 2,781 82.7 17.3 9 7 8 6 1924.‡ Wheat 1,416 6,175 7,591 18.7 81.3 11 6 11 9 Barley 1,145 1,085 2,230 51.3 48.7 13 1 11 2 Oats 2,468 508 2,976 82.9 17.1 9 9 8 5 The figures of production in 1923 and 1924 exclude the production in the Irish Free State. Similarly the figures of net imports exclude, from 1st April, 1923, the direct, foreign trade of the Irish Free State, but include the trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the Irish Free State. ✶"Gazette" average price of British corn in England and Wales. † Average declared value of imported wheat, barley and oats. ‡ Figures of net imports subject to revision.