§ Mr. Freudasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current estimate of yield per acre of barley, wheat, oats, and sugar beet, respectively; and what has been the yield per acre over each of the past four years.
§ Mr. BishopIt would be premature at this stage to make estimates of yields for the 1977–78 harvest, as much will depend on weather conditions between now and the end of harvest. Prospects for barley, wheat, oats and sugar beet are reasonably good, and it is expected that yields this year should be better than in 1976–77. Details of the yield per acre over the past four years are as follows:
also exceed those of the last two years. Barley prices have already eased, and this tendency may continue. The prices of compound feeding stuffs should in time reflect the lower costs of ingredients.