§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proportion of rises in retail prices of food since June 1970 has been caused by the de facto devaluation of the £ sterling.
§ Mrs. FennerIt is not possible to isolate the effects of movements in exchange rates of the £ sterling from the many other factors which have affected the level of retail food prices since June 1970.
Yield per acre (cwt.) Commodity 1973 (estimate) 1972 1970–72 average Wheat … … … … … … 35.4 33.7 34.0 Barley … … … … … … 31.9 31.4 28.8 Oats … … … … … … 32.6 32.7 30.1 Yields in Scotland and Northern Ireland are also good. On the basis of estimates to date total United Kingdom production is expected slightly to exceed last year's record of 15¼ million tons.