HC Deb 20 November 1950 vol 481 cc13-4W
Mr. Scott

asked the Minister of Agriculture what was the output of beef and veal, respectively, in England and Wales each year since 1938; and how many beef animals were kept annually in the same area over this period.

Mr. T. Williams

The estimated output (in thousands of tons) of beef and veal from farms in England and Wales was:

Year (June-May) Beef Veal
1938–39 397 25
1939–40 407 21
1940–41 380 25
1941–42 273 23
1942–43 301 28
1943–44 306 29
1944–45 319 31
1945–46 338 30
1946–47 347 31
1947–8 306 25
1948–9 329 24
1949–50 (provisional) 343 24

I regret that there are no reliable statistics distinguishing numbers of beef animals from numbers of dairy animals.

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