HC Deb 26 January 1967 vol 739 cc342-3W
78. Mr. Stodart

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will now state the acreage of wheat which has been sown in the autumn of 1966; and how this compares with the previous year.

Mr. John Mackie

It is estimated that 1,345,000 acres had been sown in England and Wales at 2nd December, 1966, compared with 1,499,000 acres at the same date in 1965.