HC Deb 07 February 1939 vol 343 c767W
Mr. R. Gibson

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the amount and value of the trade in coffee between Western Abyssinia and the Sudan for the years 1927 and 1937, respectively; and whether he has any statement to make on -the subject?

Mr. Stanley

During the year 1937 imports of coffee into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan from Abyssinia amounted to 78,244 cwts., valued at £142,000. Corresponding imports during the year 1927 were 57,615 cwts., valued at £169,000. I have no statement to make with regard to this trade.