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Dried Egg (Dollar Cost)

Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 31 Mawrth 1947.

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Photo of Major Henry Spence Major Henry Spence , Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire Central 12:00, 31 Mawrth 1947

asked the Minister of Food if he will state the cost in dollars of dried eggs, and of shell eggs produced from foreign feeding stuffs.

Photo of Mr Evelyn Strachey Mr Evelyn Strachey , Dundee

Dried eggs from dollar countries have cost 41 cents f.o.b. per dozen during the twelve months ended 28th February, 1947. I cannot give the comparable cost of an equivalent quantity of poultry feeding stuffs as none was procurable during this period.

Photo of Major Henry Spence Major Henry Spence , Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire Central

Would the Minister agree that, from information which has been given by the Poultry Breeders' Association, the ratio is about three to one; and will he do his utmost to import more feeding stuffs when he can?

Photo of Mr Evelyn Strachey Mr Evelyn Strachey , Dundee

Yes, Sir. There is no question that that is a far more economical method, and as my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture has just announced, it is the first fruits of our efforts to import more feedingstuffs.