§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the projected demand for fishmeal by the United Kingdom in 1974 and 1975; and what will be the main sources of supply.
§ Mr. MoyleThe demand for fishmeal which is used almost entirely in animal feeding stuffs varies according to its price and availability in relation to those of374W other protein materials used for this purpose. It is not practicable, therefore, to forecast the likely demand in 1974 and 1975 but usage in the past three years has been approximately as follows:
'000 tons Home-produced Imported Total 1971 90 296 386 1972 87 354 441 1973 82 258 340 Most imported supplies normally come from Norway, Denmark, South and South-West Africa, Bermuda and Iceland.