HC Deb 04 June 1959 vol 606 cc44-5W
Colonel Glyn

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the total sales of milk off farms in Great Britain for each of the eight months from July, 1958, to February, 1959, and for the corresponding eight months between July, 1957, and February, 1958.

Mr. John Hare

The following table shows total sales of milk off farms in Great Britain monthly from July, 1958, to February, 1959, together with the figures for the corresponding eight months of 1957–58:

MONTHLY SALES OF MILK THROUGH MARKETING CHEMES IN GREAT BRITAIN
(Million gallons)
1958–59 1957–58
July 177.89 177.22
August 162.67 169.06
September 150.89 157.09
October 153.23 165.11
November 146.01 161.09
December 147.20 166.92
January 148.02 168.31
February 139.94 156.43
TOTAL 1,225.85 1,321.23

Colonel Glyn

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the total monthly retail sales of liquid milk for each of the eight months between July, 1958, and February, 1959, and for the corresponding eight months between July, 1957, and February, 1958.

Mr. John Hare

The following table gives monthly figures of sales of milk through the Milk Marketing Schemes for liquid consumption in Great Britain from July, 1958, to February, 1959, compared with the previous year:

MONTHLY SALES OF MILK THROUGH ME MILK MARKETING SCHEMES FOR LIQUID CONSUMPTION IN GREAT BRITAIN
(Million gallons)
—— 1958–59 1957–58
July 125.11 124.66
August 120.00 118.59
September 124.00 121.34
October 127.63 126.43
November 124.24 123.11
December 123.78 122.92
January 126.54 124.78
February 115.94 114.55
TOTAL 987.24 976.38

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