§ Mr. Simeonsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the annual consumption of wheat in the United Kingdom for all purposes; whether there is a surplus; and if so what is its size and purpose.
§ Mrs. FennerTotal consumption of wheat in the United Kingdom in the year July 1972 to June 1973 is forecast to be just under 9 million tons. There is unlikely to be any surplus from the 1972 United Kingdom wheat crop of some 4¾ million tons.
166Wfor 1973 should be available at the end of the current flush, and I will send this to my hon. Friend as soon as ît is available.
The first-hand prices of skimmed powders rose on 14th May from £240 a ton for roller dried powder and £265 a ton for spray dried powder to £290 a ton and £321 a ton respectively, following the increase in the intervention price. At the same time the subsidies on skimmed powder used for animal feed were increased from £83 a ton to £122 a ton.