HC Deb 14 June 1939 vol 348 cc1312-3W
Mr. T. Williams

asked the Minister of Agriculture what was the total production in Great Britain of oats and barley during each of the last 10 years; the acreage, the average yield per acre, and the average price per cwt. for the same years?

Sir R. Dorman-Smith

The following statements give the desired information:

I. Total Production and acreages and average yields of oats and barley in Great Britain.
Year. Oats. Barley.
Total Production. Acreage. Yield per acre. Total Production. Acreage. Yield per acre.
Thousands of tons. Thousands of acres. Cwt. Thousands of tons. Thousand of acres. Cwt.
1929 2,277 2,743 16.6 1,099 1,221 18.0
1930 1,988 2,640 15.1 832 1,127 14.8
1931 1,861 2,486 15.0 847 1,117 15.2
1932 1,997 2,447 16.3 833 1,029 16.2
1933 1,920 2,350 16.3 688 811 17.0
1934 1,761 2,218 15.9 817 957 17.1
1935 1,819 2,245 61.2 732 868 16.9
1936 1,722 2,248 15.3 729 891 16.4
1937 1,604 2,042 15.7 655 904 14.5
1938 1,702 2,098 16.2 901 984 18.3

II. Average prices per cwt. of oats and barley in England and Wales and in scotland during the harvest years (September to August).
Year. Oats Barley.§
England and Wales.* Scotland.† England and Wales* Scotland.†
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1929–30 7 1 5 11 9 3 7 4
1930–31 6 0 6 2 8 11 5 2
1931–32 7 0 7 7 8 10 6 0
1932– 33 6 0 5 1 7 6 5 6
1933–34 5 11 5 4 9 9 7 1
1934–35 6 9 6 5 9 0 6 7
1935–36 6 2 5 4 8 10 5 11
1930–37 7 10 7 7 10 1 9 2
1937–38 8 5 7 4 12 9 9 10
1938–39‡ 6 2 5 6 8 4 7 1
*Average prices obtained by dividing the total value of each kind of corn returned as having been sold during each period at markets scheduled under the Corn Returns Act, 1882, by the total quantity such corn.
†Average prices at certain representative Scottish markets.
‡Average prices, September, 1938, to May, 1939, (inclusive).
§Includes barley bought for both malting and grinding purposes.