§ 64. Miss Hornsby-Smithasked the Minister of Food what quantity of Canadian apples he agreed to import in 1950; what price in dollars he paid for them; and what is the average price at which his Department sold them.
§ Mr. WebbWe now expect to import about one and a half million cases during the present season. As I explained to the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Mr. S. Marshall), on 8th December last year, I am not prepared to disclose the prices paid by my Department for supplies of imported fruit purchased from particular sources. The apples are being sold on the open market. The prices so far realised average 42s. per case but over the whole season the average will probably be much lower.