§ Mr. Staintonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are his present estimates of the yield per acre and total output of major cereal crops and sugar beet in East Anglia for this season compared with the 1976 outturn; and whether there are any incipient indications of any major diseases.
§ Mr. BishopProspects for cereals and sugar beet in East Anglia are reasonably good, and the harvest should be much better than 1976. The actual outturn will depend on weather conditions between now and the end of harvest and it would be premature at this stage to make estimates of yields. Both crops are comparatively free of disease.