§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing production, imports, and exports of (a) field beans and (b) rape seed each year since 1970 and the forecast for 1984.
§ Mr. MacGregorFor information on oilseed rape from 1972 to 1983 I refer the hon. Member to table 9 of the "Annual Review of Agriculture 1984" (Cmnd. 9137), a copy of which is available in the Library.
Information on the production and exports of field beans from 1970 to 1983 is given in the following table. There are no recorded imports of field beans.
It is too early to make forecasts for 1984.
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Production and Exports of Field Beans (United Kingdom) 1970–1983
'000 tonnes Year Production Exports 1970 160 111 1971 133 83 1972 166 77 1973 187 75 1974 200 49 1975 95 107 1976 70 25 1977 112 34 1978 129 60 1979 128 100 1980 149 69 1981 123 75 1982 122 24 1983 94 *21 * MAFF estimate Sources: Production—MAFF estimates
Exports—Customs and Excise
Overseas Trade Statistics (except 1983)