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Kenya (Sunflower Crop)

Volume 477: debated on Friday 7 July 1950

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asked the Minister of Food what reports he has received from the Overseas Food Corporation as to the estimated yield per acre, and estimated price per ton of seed to be obtained from sunflowers grown at Kongwa.

As I told the hon. Member for Newbury (Mr. Hurd) on 19th June, the Overseas Food Corporation expect to be able to publish a preliminary report on yields shortly. The sale of sunflower seed is part of the Corporation's ordinary commercial transactions and it would not be appropriate for me to give details of this sort.