HC Deb 15 December 1964 vol 704 cc58-9W
Sir W. Robson Brown

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the origin by countries of imported fresh fruits of all kinds, imported frozen fruit of all kinds, and imported canned fruit of all kinds, and the total sterling value of such imports in all categories in the last year.

Mr. Darling

The following is the information:

UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF FRESH, FROZEN AND CANNED OR BOTTLED FRUIT IN 1963
£'000
Imports From Fresh Fruit Frozen Fruit Canned or Bottled Fruit
South Africa 16,227 58 13,134
Spain 11,116 2 2,661
Dominica, Grenada St. Lucia, St. Vincent 9,264 1
Jamaica 9,202 948
Israel 9,259 1,293
Australia 8,079 10 9,615
Italy 7,930 1,597
Cameroun Republic 3,480
U.S.A. 3,069 71 4,687
Canada 2,319 60 1,069
Brazil 2,233
Netherlands 998 230 1,205
Japan 3 3,349
Other Countries 11,232 256 4,704
Total 94,411 687 44,263