Horticulture Improvement Scheme (Hansard, 23 October 1973)

§ Mr. Bishop

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations he has received regarding the exhaustion of funds provided for the Horticulture Improvement Scheme; and what replies he has sent.

PRODUCTION OF CEREALS (EXCLUDING RICE) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN MAJOR PRODUCING COUNTRIES AND EXPORTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF PRODUCTION 1963 TO 1972
Million metric tons
		1963	1964	1965	1966	1967
United Kingdom		11.4	12.8	13.7	13.4	14.6
	Percentage	(3.7)	(1.7)	(2.3)	(8.3)	(7.3)
Australia		11.6	12.8	9.5	16.6	9.6
	Percentage	(47.0)	(66.4)	(76.2)	(37.2)	(81.9)
Argentina		17.1	20.6	13.6	17.1	19.3
	Percentage	(29.5)	(44.0)	(77.8)	(59.5)	(38.2)
Brazil (1)		10.9	10.1	12.8	12.1	13.5
	Percentage	(6.5)	(0.7)	(4.4)	(5.2)	(3.2)
Canada		34.0	28.3	32.0	28.5	30.0
	Percentage	(36.9)	(57.5)	(43.4)	(43.7)	(39.2)
France		25.2	25.9	29.0	26.6	32.2
	Percentage	(20.8)	(26.9)	(24.7)	(28.0)	(22.2)
India (1)		34.9	34.6	33.6	34.5	39.0
	Percentage	(…)	(…)	(…)	(…)	(…)
Italy		12.8	13.4	14.0	13.8	14.4
	Percentage	(3.0)	(2.9)	(7.7)	(4.1)	(5.5)
Mexico (1)		9.2	10.8	11.3	12.3	12.5
	Percentage	(0.8)	(8.0)	(18.0)	(7.6)	(15.6)
Poland (1)		15.2	14.1	16.4	16.0	16.4
	Percentage	(0.4)	(0.4)	(0.4)	(0.7)	(0.8)
Romania (1)		10.4	11.1	12.6	13.8	13.4
	Percentage	(13.2)	(9.0)	(6.8)	(5.4)	(14.6)
South Africa (1)		7.5	5.8	5.8	6.1	11.9
	Percentage	(34.1)	(26.2)	(8.8)	0.9)	(18.7)
Spain (1)		9.0	7.9	8.3	8.9	10.3
	Percentage	(…)	(…)	(0.9)	(…)	(7.6)
Turkey (1)		17.3	14.3	14.5	16.3	16.7
	Percentage	(0.4)	(0.7)	(0.5)	(0.2)	(0.1)
U.S.A.		171.5	157.5	180.0	180.4	203.9
	Percentage	(20.9)	(25.1)	(22.5)	(27.0)	(18.6)
U.S.S.R.		99.1	140.5	113.9	163.4	140.4
	Percentage	(6.7)	(2.8)	(4.1)	(2.4)	(4.8)
West Germany		15.4	16.5	13.9	14.8	18.0
	Percentage	(6.6)	(7.0)	(9.3)	(6.6)	(4.4)
Yugoslavia (1)		10.6	11.7	10.6	13.9	13.2
	Percentage	(1.0)	(0.3)	(0.8)	(3.2)	(6.9)
China (Mainland)		49.6	51.9	52.6	51.6	57.2
	Percentage	(0.4)	(0.3)	(0.5)	(0.3)	(0.2)

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