HC Deb 08 February 1961 vol 634 cc69-70W
Sir A. Hurd

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proportions of the 1959 crops of barley and oats were retained on farms for livestock feeding and seed.

Mr. Soames:

The following proportions of these crops were either retained on farms for the purposes to which my hon. Friend refers, or were sold to buyers who do not render returns to my Department:—Barley, 40 per cent.; Oats, 79 per cent. I am afraid that we do not have sufficient information to distinguish between these two methods of disposal.