§ Mr. Russellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the chief items of miscellaneous food preparations as listed in the Trade and Navigation Accounts, which were imported from the United States of America in the first six months of 1957, together with the value of each.
Mr. AmoryThe total value of the imports from the U.S.A. under this heading was £5,255,609 of which £5,227,564 related to lard.
§ Mr. Russellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the chief kinds of fruit and vegetables imported from the United States of America during the first six months of this year, together with the value of each.
Mr. AmoryThe chief items were as follows:
£ Fresh fruit Apples 687,271 Grapes (other than hothouse grapes) 158,180 Pears 189,383 Fruit tinned and bottled in syrup 339,258 Dried peas 603,001 Dried beans 1,560,719 Prunes 872,509 Raisins and sultanas 769,561