§ 116. Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Food the amount of the barley harvest for 1945; how much still remains in this country; and the names of the countries to which barley has been exported, and the amount sent to each one.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe latest estimate of the barley crop harvested in the United Kingdom in 1945 is 2,106,000 tons. No estimate is possible of the amount still unconsumed. The total quantity of barley exported from this country between 31st July, 1945, and 31st December, 1945, was 23,023 tons. The barley was exported to the countries shown below and for the purposes indicated:
Type of Barley To. Tons. Foreign barley for use as bread grain for civilians in the British Zone. Germany 3,896 Home-grown barley for the manufacture of beer to be exported to U.K. Eire 15,527 Home-grown barley for N.A.A.F.I for the production of malt on the Continent (or the manufacture of beer for-British Forces, or in replacement of malt supplied for that purpose } Denmark 1,500 Belgium 1,500 Germany 600 23,023 The total quantity of barley which it has been agreed to export from this country is 108,705 tons made up as follows:
Tons (a) Under Licence ( Home-Gtown Barley) (i) By Messrs Guinness For the manufacture in Eire of beer to be exported to U.K. (ii) For N. A. A.F.I. For the production of malt on the Continent For manufacture of beer for British Forces 36,000 (ii)For N.A.A.F.I for the production of malt on the Continent for manufacture of beer for British Forces 22,705 (b) From Ministry Slocks For use as bread grain in British Zone of Germany 50,000 TOTAL 108,705 The quantity shipped under (6) will be partly foreign barley and partly home-grown.