§ 63. Sir R. Aclandasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will publish a table showing the domestic production of apples and pears in each of the postwar seasons and in the last three pre-war seasons; and if he will make an estimate of what production and importation are likely to be in the present season.
§ Sir T. DugdaleThe figures of home production are given below. This year's production (apart from cider apples and perry pears) may provisionally be put at 650,000 tons of apples and 27,000 tons of pears. I cannot at present give any reliable estimate of this season's imports, but up to 1st November, 5,000 tons of apples have been imported.
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§ Mr. Hastingsasked the Minister of Agriculture what is the estimated crop of dessert apples produced in England and Wales during 1951; and what proportion of this crop still remains unsold.
§ Sir T. DugdaleThe crop is estimated at 200,000 tons, of which approximately 60 per cent. had been sold by 1st November.