§ 22. Sir A. Hurdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his latest forecast of the home production of eggs in relation to consumer demand; and what prospects he sees for the export of surplus eggs from this country.
§ Mr. SoamesExperience so far in 1964–65 has confirmed the Government's forecast, given in the Annual Review White Paper, that production would expand more rapidly than demand, which is inelastic, and that this would lead to lower market prices. The international trade in eggs represents only a minute proportion of world production, and this proportion is shrinking. For this reason alone, I could not foresee much opportunity for commercial exports of eggs from this country.