HC Deb 30 January 1975 vol 885 cc265-6W
Mr. Newens

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what has been the annual change in the acreage devoted to the production of

ENGLAND AND WALES: ESTIMATED CROPPED AREA AND OUTPUT OF FRUIT FROM ORCHARDS GROWN COMMERCIALLY*
June/May years
1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
TOTAL CROPPED AREA ('000 acres)
Apples … … … 128.0 121.0 113.0 113.0 112.0
Pears … … … … 19.0 18.4 17.6 17.0 16.6
Plums† … … … 22.0 20.7 19.6 18.8 18.2
Cherries … … … 11.7 10.5 9.8 9.0 8.5
OUTPUT ('000 tons)
Apples … … … 571.0 486.0 343.0 295.0 332.0
Pears … … … … 65.0 63.6 38.1 23.1 70.2
Plums† … … … 45.5 36.6 28.3 13.7 77.1
Cherries … … … 13.1 9.4 5.0 2.6 4.7
1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74
TOTAL CROPPED AREA ('000 acres)
Apples … … … 111.0 111.0 110.0 109.0 108.0
Pears … … … … 16.5 16.2 15.8 15.5 15.3
Plums† … … … 17.6 16.6 15.7 15.6 15.4
Cherries … … … 8.1 7.5 7.2 6.9 6.7
OUTPUT ('000 tons)
Apples … … … 381.0 459.0 452.0 347.0 451.0
Pears … … … … 56.2 67.8 66.5 50.5 44.0
Plums† … … … 51.1 44.7 34.1 43.8 50.8
Cherries … … … 4.0 12.5 9.1 9.3 7.6
* The area of mixed orchards and orchards growing other varieties of fruit and nuts during the past ten years is estimated to have been about 2,600 acres with an annual outpt of about 2,600 tons.
† Includes damsons and gages.

Mr. Newens

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the volume of apples, pears, plums, cherries and other tree fruits imported

Tons
Apples Pears and Quinces Plums* Cherries
1965 … … … … … 242,864 51,452 11,989 965
1966 … … … … … 274,369 79,324 8,886 1,930
1967 … … … … … 285,434 64,857 13,734 2,924
1968 … … … … … 294,938 58,172 9,269 1,538
1969 … … … … … 285,397 53,078 9,936 1,212
1970 … … … … … 254,421 51,323 7,900 1,426
1971 … … … … … 260,674 53,402 16,530 2,171
1972 … … … … … 272,771 54,850 13,040 1,790
1973 … … … … … 326,616 49,276 11,182 1,894
1974 (January-November)† … … 292,283 46,961 15,838 2,440
* Including bullace, damsons, greengages and mirabelles.
† Figures for December 1974 are not yet available.

apples, pears, plums, cherries and other tree fruits in England and Wales over the course of the past 10 years;

(2) what has been the change in annual volume of apples, pears, plums, cherries and other tree fruits produced in England and Wales over the course of the past 10 years.

Mr. Strang

The information is as follows:

from abroad for each year from 1965 onwards.

Mr. Strang

The following table shows imports of tree fruits of kinds grown in the United Kingdom on a commercial scale:

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