asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will give: (a) the latest available return for this season of the quantity of home-grown wheat purchased for milling purposes; and (b) the corresponding figure for last season.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Wheat Statistics.
The quantities of home-grown wheat purchased for milling up to the 11th January, 1947, were the equivalent of 260,000 tons of dried wheat. The corresponding figure for native wheat receipts at the same time last year is 322,000 tons.