HC Deb 26 January 1984 vol 52 c638W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his latest estimate of world supply and demand for cereals.

Mr. MacGregor

The latest estimates for 1983–84 published by the United States Department of Agriculture—generally accepted as the most authoritative estimate—show world supplies of 1,410 million tonnes of all cereals and consumption of 1,240 million tonnes.