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Mr. Shepherd
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will set out in the Official Report the quantities of cereals imported over the last five years showing each type separately and the main source of each.
Mr. Bishop
The information requested is as follows:
Year
| |||||||
Cereal
| Source Country of origin/consignment
| 1971
| 1972
| 1973
| 1974
| 1975
| In '000 tons 1976 to 31st October
|
Miscellaneous cereals not otherwise included, e.g. Buckwheat, Millet etc.†
| Netherlands | 16·4 | 29·7 | 40·5 | 248·2 | 232·9 | 89·2 |
| Argentina | 14·7 | — | 15·2 | — | — | — | |
| United States of America | — | 96·9 | 17·5 | 42·5 | — | — | |
| Belgium-Luxembourg | — | — | — | 47·4 | 150·8 | 70·8 | |
| France | — | — | — | — | — | 71·9 | |
| Total | 124·9 | 168·8 | 98·1 | 432·4 | 487·7 | 286·8 | |
*1971–73 country of consignment; 1974–76 country of origin. | |||||||
| † 1971–76 country of consignment. | |||||||