asked the Taoiseach the quantities of lamb sent to (a) the United Kingdom and (b) the European mainland during each of the past five years including 1973.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Agriculture Exports.
1.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the available information.
Following is the statement:
Exports of mutton and lamb* to the United Kingdom and to other European Countries in each year 1969 to 1972 and in January-August, 1973.
|
Year |
Quantity (KG) |
|
|
United Kingdom |
Other European Countries |
|
|
1969 |
4,536,974 |
6,741,121 |
|
1970 |
1,816,121 |
5,965,831 |
|
1971 |
9,143,293 |
4,877,297 |
|
1972 |
3,772,252 |
8,062,633 |
|
January-August, 1973 |
589,727 |
7,040,305 |
*Separate figures are not available for lamb only.
2.
asked the Taoiseach the amount and the proportion of total output of each of the following products sent to each importing country: butter, cheese, dried skim powder, casein and caseinates, chocolate crumb and fresh cream.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the available information for 1972.
Following is the statement:—
Total production and exports of certain dairy products in the year 1972
|
Butter |
Cheese |
Skim Milk Powder |
Milk Crumb |
Fresh Cream |
||||||
|
Total Production |
Total Production |
Total Production |
Total Production |
Total Production |
||||||
|
1,487,000 cwt. |
901,800 cwt. |
1,308,120 cwt. |
1,128,200 cwt. |
103,418 cwt. |
||||||
|
Country of Destination |
Quantity Exported cwt. |
Percentage of Total Production |
Quantity Exported cwt. |
Percentage of Total Production |
Quantity Exported cwt. |
Percentage of Total Production |
Quantity Exported cwt. |
Percentage of Total Production |
Quantity Exported cwt. |
Percentage of Total Production |
|
Great Britain |
622,823 |
41.9 |
470,829 |
52.2 |
213,956 |
16.4 |
684,464 |
60.7 |
74,624 |
72.2 |
|
The Six Counties |
89,680 |
6.0 |
8,704 |
1.0 |
1,300 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
3,192 |
3.1 |
|
Austria |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,000 |
0.2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
France |
3 |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Netherlands |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,400 |
0.2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Sweden |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
10 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Switzerland |
— |
— |
— |
— |
54 |
— |
5 681 |
0.5 |
— |
— |
|
Spain |
— |
— |
2,356 |
0.3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Italy |
5 |
— |
286 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Gibraltar |
763 |
0.1 |
107 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Malta |
3,249 |
0.2 |
1,571 |
0.2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Cyprus |
2,280 |
0.2 |
60 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Yugoslavia |
— |
— |
— |
— |
19,685 |
1.5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Jordan |
50 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Saudi Arabia |
532 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Syria |
— |
— |
3,105 |
0.3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Bahrein |
120 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Japan |
2,003 |
0.1 |
3,919 |
0.4 |
35,438 |
2.7 |
2,567 |
0.2 |
— |
— |
|
Thailand |
84 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Singapore |
— |
— |
— |
— |
300 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Hong Kong |
— |
— |
11 |
— |
500 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Republic of South Africa |
— |
— |
— |
— |
60,160 |
4.6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Morocco |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Ghana |
— |
— |
— |
— |
8,000 |
0.6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Algeria |
— |
— |
— |
— |
32,463 |
2.5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Nigeria |
300 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Canary Islands |
5,033 |
0.3 |
405 |
— |
2,476 |
0.2 |
141 |
— |
— |
— |
|
United States of America |
— |
— |
16,671 |
1.9 |
— |
— |
111,970 |
9.9 |
— |
— |
|
Virgin Islands |
— |
— |
— |
— |
355 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Canada |
— |
— |
399 |
— |
— |
— |
56,041 |
5.0 |
— |
— |
|
Bahamas |
1,284 |
0.1 |
136 |
— |
1,000 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Jamaica |
2,713 |
0.2 |
198 |
— |
12,000 |
0.9 |
420 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
2,626 |
0.2 |
497 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Bermuda |
1,509 |
0.1 |
340 |
— |
780 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Barbados |
3,740 |
0.3 |
43 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
British West Indies |
2,480 |
0.2 |
— |
— |
2,702 |
0.2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Chile |
— |
— |
— |
— |
69,289 |
5.3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
TOTAL |
741,282 |
49.9 |
509,638 |
56.5 |
464,858 |
35.5 |
861,294 |
76.3 |
77,816 |
75.2 |
NOTE: Exports of casein and caseinates are not available as they are not separately distinguished in the export statistics.
3.
asked the Taoiseach the proportion of total live cattle exports sent to EEC countries excluding the United Kingdom between 1st January, 1973, and 1st August, 1973; and the proportion since the latter date.
In the period January-July, 1973, inclusive, 13.4 per cent of live cattle exports were sent to EEC countries, excluding the United Kingdom. The corresponding percentage for August and September, 1973, was 27.7.