Margarine and Butter Sales

HC Deb 16 July 1971 vol 821 c163W

Mrs. Doris Fisher

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the comparative figures available for the first six months of 1970 and the first six months of 1971 with regard to margarine and butter sales.

Mr. Anthony Stodart

The most recent estimate for the use of butter in the United Kingdom in 1971, with the figure for the same period of 1970, is :

	'000 tons
January-May, 1970	193.5
January-May, 1971	187.3

Comparable figures are not available for margarine but estimated production of margarine in the United Kingdom was :

	'000 tons
January-May, 1970	131.7
January-May, 1971	137.5