Mr. Vaneasked the Minister of Food what is his estimate of the number of duck eggs likely to be imported during 1950; how this compares with similar imports during the previous three years; and which are the main producer countries.
§ Mr. WebbThe only duck eggs imported into the United Kingdom in the past three years were small quantities of privately imported wild duck eggs and duck eggs for hatching. The quantities licensed for importation and the sources of supply were as follow:
Wild Duck Eggs
- 1947–Nil.
- 1948–Nil.
- 1949–3,000 dozen eggs from Holland.
Duck Eggs for Hatching
- 1947–1,000 eggs from Holland.
- 1948–1,000 eggs from Holland.
- 1949–Nil.
I have no estimates of the quantities of wild duck eggs or of duck eggs for hatching likely to be imported in 1950, but they are expected to be very small.