HC Deb 18 July 1949 vol 467 c44W
20. Lieut.-Colonel Corbett

asked the Minister of Food, what quantities of eggs he estimates will be available to the public during 1949, 1950 and 1951, or the most convenient yearly period, from home production and from each country with which he has made, or proposes to make trade agreements.

Mr. Strachey

I am afraid we cannot make reliable estimates for 1950 and 1951. In 1949 we expect to get about 3,250 million eggs from home production and about 2,500 million from abroad. But even these estimates are tentative since several of our trade agreements do not specify fixed quantities.

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