Potatoes (Hansard, 10 December 1981)

§ 20. Mr. Ralph Howell
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the latest estimated yield of maincrop potatoes in the United Kingdom.

§ Mr. Buchanan-Smith
The average yield is provisionally estimated at about 33½ tonnes per hectare.

§ 33. Mr. Lyell
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what volume of seed potatoes has been sold in the past year to EEC countries and to other countries, respectively.

§ Mrs. Fenner
Sales of seed potatoes from the United Kingdom in the 12-months ending 28 February 1981 were:

tonnes

to European Community countries (including Greece) 2,258

to other countries 117,919

As exports take place mainly in the autumn and winter months, these figures broadly relate to the 1980–81 exporting season.

	tonnes
to European Community countries (including Greece)	2,258
to other countries	117,919