§ Sir J. Gilmourasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish the acreage crop yields for the main cereal crops, potatoes and sugar beet, which have been used in each of the last five years in arriving at the guaranteed prices set out in the Annual Price Review.
§ Mr. John MackieFollowing are the United Kingdom estimates of yield per acre for wheat, barley, oats, potatoes and sugar beet used in the course of the Annual Price Reviews from 1963 to 1967.
Harvest year 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 Wheat, cwt. Per acre 32.2* 31.1 33.1* 32.4 31.2* Barley, cwt. per acre 29.0 28.0 29.4 29.9 28.7* Oats, cwt. per acre 23.1 22.3 23.6 24.0 24.4 Potatoes, tons per acre 9.0 8.6 8.9 10.1 9.7 Sugar beet, tons per acre 12.6 12.5 14.2 14.9 14.6 * Figure subsequently revised.