§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has as to changes in potato yields per acre in the United Kingdom, other European Community countries, Egypt and Cyprus over the past ten years.
§ Mr. RyderPotato yields over the past 10 years are given in the following table:
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1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 Luxembourg 32.5 30.0 30.0 34.0 34.0 30.0 34.0 32.8 30.9 32.7 Netherlands 38.6 37.8 36.4 39.0 37.5 33.0 42.0 42.4 40.9 45.0 United Kingdom 34.2 31.9 34.5 32.3 35.8 29.9 37.0 35.8 36.0 37.8 West Germany 29.6 31.6 25.9 30.9 29.6 25.3 33.2 35.9 35.2 33.2 Portugal 9.5 9.5 9.2 7.9 8.7 n/a n/a 9.1 7.9 8.0 Spain 14.4 15.9 16.2 16.4 15.3 15.2 17.4 17.9 16.8 17.5 Cyprus 21.3 23.3 23.0 22.7 21.5 21.9 22.8 18.2 25.2 21.6 Egypt 13.9 17.1 18.4 17.9 16.9 19.0 17.1 20.6 20.7 21.1 n/a—Not available. SourcePotato Marketing Board statistics for EC12.
FAO Production Yearbook for Egypt and Cyprus.