Food Requirements (Hansard, 22 May 1969)

§ Mr. Jopling

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the percentages of imported and home-produced wheat, barley, beef, lamb, bacon, pork, and milk products for the years 1938–39, 1951–52, 1964–65 and forecasts for 1968–69; and what was the aggregate percentage which home-produced supplies of temperate food requirements constituted of total requirements in each year.

				1938–39	1951–52	1964–65	1968–69 (forecast)
				(a)	(b)	(a)	(b)	(a)	(b)	(a)	(b)
				Imported Supplies	Home Produced	Imported Supplies	Home Produced	Imported Supplies	Home Produced	Imported Supplies	Home Produced
				Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.
Wheat (including flour as wheat equivalent)	…	76	24	68	32	52	48	55	45
Barley	…	…	51	49	38	62	4	96	2	98
Beef and veal	…	51^*	49^*	26	74	30	70	25	75
Mutton and lamb	…	64^*	36^*	68	32	60	40	59	41
Pork	…	…	…	21^*	79^*	10	90	2	98	3	97
Bacon and ham	…	68^*	32^*	47	53	64	36	65	35
Butter	…	…	91	9	95	5	94	6	88	12
Cheese	…	…	76	24	78	22	58	42	59	41
Cream	…	…	10	90	—	100	20	80	16	84
Other milk products	34	66	46	54	24	76	18	82
^* Averages of years 1934–38 for imports and of years 1936–37 to 1938–39 for home-fed meat and home-cured bacon.

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