§ Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his estimate of the total production of the major crops from farms in England and Wales during 1976; by what proportion these have been below his expectation; and by what proportion they are below the actual production achieved in 1974 and 1975.
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§ Mr. John SilkinEstimates of 1976 production will not be available until next year. Provisional estimates of area and yield for some major crops have been announced. Production estimates for England and Wales for previous years are given in the series of Statistical Information Notices. Copies of all these Press notices are available in the Library of the House. Copies of Press notices for recent years are being sent to my hon. Friend.