§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the respective acreages and yields for the last five years of(a) wheat, (b) barley, (c) oats, (d) rye and (e) other cereals produced in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table of average egg prices for each month of the current year.
§ Mr. CurryThe average packer to producer price (in terms of pence per dozen) for each of the last 12 months has been as follows:
pence January 25.0 February 28.5 March 29.7 April 32.0 May 35.7 June 36.2 July 35.1 August 38.9 September 45.1 1October 45.7 1 provisional.
§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the number of laying hens in the United Kingdom at the latest date for which figures are available and on the equivalent date of 1988.
§ Mr. CurryDetails of the size of the laying flock in the United Kingdom, taken from the United Kingdom agricultural census which is held in June each year, are given in the table. These figures are for fowls laying eggs for human consumption and include estimates for very small holdings in England and Wales (but not for Scotland or Northern Ireland).
Number of fowls Producing egg for eating Year millions 1988 37.389 11989 34.152 1 provisional.