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Mr. Newens
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what has been the annual change in the acreage devoted to the production of
| ENGLAND AND WALES: ESTIMATED CROPPED AREA AND OUTPUT OF FRUIT FROM ORCHARDS GROWN COMMERCIALLY* | |||||||||
| June/May years | |||||||||
| 1964–65 | 1965–66 | 1966–67 | 1967–68 | 1968–69 | |||||
| TOTAL CROPPED AREA ('000 acres) | |||||||||
| Apples | … | … | … | 128·0 | 121·0 | 113·0 | 113·0 | 112·0 | |
| Pears | … | … | … | … | 19·0 | 18·4 | 17·6 | 17·0 | 16·6 |
| Plums† | … | … | … | 22·0 | 20·7 | 19·6 | 18·8 | 18·2 | |
| Cherries | … | … | … | 11·7 | 10·5 | 9·8 | 9·0 | 8·5 | |
| OUTPUT ('000 tons) | |||||||||
| Apples | … | … | … | 571·0 | 486·0 | 343·0 | 295·0 | 332·0 | |
| Pears | … | … | … | … | 65·0 | 63·6 | 38·1 | 23·1 | 70·2 |
| Plums† | … | … | … | 45·5 | 36·6 | 28·3 | 13·7 | 77·1 | |
| Cherries | … | … | … | 13·1 | 9·4 | 5·0 | 2·6 | 4·7 | |
| 1969–70 | 1970–71 | 1971–72 | 1972–73 | 1973–74 | |||||
| TOTAL CROPPED AREA ('000 acres) | |||||||||
| Apples | … | … | … | 111·0 | 111·0 | 110·0 | 109·0 | 108·0 | |
| Pears | … | … | … | … | 16·5 | 16·2 | 15·8 | 15·5 | 15·3 |
| Plums† | … | … | … | 17·6 | 16·6 | 15·7 | 15·6 | 15·4 | |
| Cherries | … | … | … | 8·1 | 7·5 | 7·2 | 6·9 | 6·7 | |
| OUTPUT ('000 tons) | |||||||||
| Apples | … | … | … | 381·0 | 459·0 | 452·0 | 347·0 | 451·0 | |
| Pears | … | … | … | … | 56·2 | 67·8 | 66·5 | 50·5 | 44·0 |
| Plums† | … | … | … | 51·1 | 44·7 | 34·1 | 43·8 | 50·8 | |
| Cherries | … | … | … | 4·0 | 12·5 | 9·1 | 9·3 | 7·6 | |
| * The area of mixed orchards and orchards growing other varieties of fruit and nuts during the past ten years is estimated to have been about 2,600 acres with an annual outpt of about 2,600 tons. | |||||||||
| † Includes damsons and gages. | |||||||||
Mr. Newens
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the volume of apples, pears, plums, cherries and other tree fruits imported
| Tons | |||||||||
| Apples | Pears and Quinces | Plums* | Cherries | ||||||
| 1965 | … | … | … | … | … | 242,864 | 51,452 | 11,989 | 965 |
| 1966 | … | … | … | … | … | 274,369 | 79,324 | 8,886 | 1,930 |
| 1967 | … | … | … | … | … | 285,434 | 64,857 | 13,734 | 2,924 |
| 1968 | … | … | … | … | … | 294,938 | 58,172 | 9,269 | 1,538 |
| 1969 | … | … | … | … | … | 285,397 | 53,078 | 9,936 | 1,212 |
| 1970 | … | … | … | … | … | 254,421 | 51,323 | 7,900 | 1,426 |
| 1971 | … | … | … | … | … | 260,674 | 53,402 | 16,530 | 2,171 |
| 1972 | … | … | … | … | … | 272,771 | 54,850 | 13,040 | 1,790 |
| 1973 | … | … | … | … | … | 326,616 | 49,276 | 11,182 | 1,894 |
| 1974 (January-November)† | … | … | 292,283 | 46,961 | 15,838 | 2,440 | |||
| * Including bullace, damsons, greengages and mirabelles. | |||||||||
| † Figures for December 1974 are not yet available. | |||||||||
apples, pears, plums, cherries and other tree fruits in England and Wales over the course of the past 10 years;
(2) what has been the change in annual volume of apples, pears, plums, cherries and other tree fruits produced in England and Wales over the course of the past 10 years.
Mr. Strang
The information is as follows:from abroad for each year from 1965 onwards.
Mr. Strang
The following table shows imports of tree fruits of kinds grown in the United Kingdom on a commercial scale: