AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS OF THE CEREAL 



YEAR. 



The quantities and values of the principal articles of 

 agricultural produce imported into the United Kingdom during 

 the cereal year 1901-02, and the corresponding figures for the 

 preceding year, are indicated in the tabular statement on the 

 next page. 



The imports of cereals increased by over million cwt. of 

 wheat and nearly 4^ million cwt. of barley, but there was a 

 decrease in wheat meal and flour, oats, and maize to the extent 

 of about \\, 5 h and 8A million cwt. respectively. 



Of the 75,000,000 cwt. of wheat imported, nearly 42,000,000 

 cwt. came from the United States as compared with 39,000,000 

 cwt. in the previous year. The next largest contribution was 

 sent from the British East Indies, the imports from that country 

 amounting to nearly 7 J million cwt., or five times more than in 

 1900-01. The shipments of this cereal received from Australasia 

 showed an increase of more than 1 million cwt., but the supplies 

 from Argentina fell from 11,000,000 cwt. in 1900-01 to 5,000,000 

 cwt. last year. The United States was also the chief contributor 

 to our imports of wheat meal and wheat flour. The quantity 

 imported from the States last year was 15,000,000 tons, or more 

 than three-fourths of the total amount received, but this figure 

 is 5,000,000 cwt. short of the quantity shipped to this country 

 from the States in the previous year. The amount of wheat 

 meal and flour imported from Austria-Hungary also decreased, 

 but larger consignments were received from both Canada and 

 France. The increase in barley is largely due to the greater 

 quantities sent from Russia and Roumania, and the deficiency 



