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asked the Minister of Food the quantity of butter, cheese, meat and other products of agriculture imported from France during 1948; and what prospects there are of increasing these imports in the future.
As the answer to the first part of the hon. Member's Question contains a number of figures, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT. We have recently received small supplies of pork and, subject to price, we hope to get more in future. We are unlikely to obtain any butter: but we are importing substantially increased quantities of cheeses, and canned meats. We are also getting useful quantities of animal feedingstuffs.
Following is the statement:
| IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM CONSIGNED FROM FRANCE IN THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1948 | |
Quantity Tons
| |
| Butter (Government Imports) | Insignificant (1 cwt.) |
| Cheese (Government Imports) | 2,249 |
| Other milk products (Government Imports) | 24 |
| Meat, including canned meat and meat products (Private Imports) | 274 |
| Poultry (Government Imports) | 30 |
| Wheat (Government Imports) | 18,001 |
| Other cereals and cereal products | 10 |
| Fresh fruit and table nuts (Private Imports) | 17,070 |
| Fresh vegetables (Private Imports) | 6,094 |
| Miscellaneous fruit and vegetable products (Private Imports) | 9,336 |
Gallons
| |
| Cider and perry (Private Imports) | 1,001,116 |
| Fruit juice (Private Imports) | 17,927 |
Tons
| |
| Tomato juice (Private Imports) | 1,374 |
Gallons
| |
| Wine (Private Imports) | 1,911,190 |
Proof Gallons
| |
| Brandy (Private Imports) | 510,860 |
| Liqueurs and high strength spirit (Private Imports) | 90,925 |