HC Deb 18 December 1929 vol 233 c1446W
Sir H. SAMUEL

asked the Minister of Agriculture what is the total value of the produce of British agriculture in the latest year for which particulars are available; what is the value of the corn crops produced and the value of the wheat separately; and what is the proportion borne by the corn crops and by the wheat to the total produce?

Mr. N. BUXTON

The estimated value of the agricultural and horticultural produce sold off farms (a) in Great Britain in 1927–28 (b) is as follows:

Value. Percentage of Total Production.
£ Million Per cent.
Wheat 11.5 4.3
Other Corn Crops 14.9 5.6
All other Produce 239.8 90.1
Total 266.2 100.0

(a) The figures represent only that proportion of the total produce which is sold off farms for consumption by the eon-farming community, together with the quantities consumed in farm households. The proportions of the various crops estimated to be sold off farms are set out in detail in the Reports on the Agricultural Output in 1925 of England and Wales and of Scotland.

(b) The year taken fur the purpose of the calculations is mainly June to May, the principal exception being corn, which relates to the harvest year ending August. The bulk of the corn crops, however, is sold before the end of May.