Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 8 Feb 1966

Vol. 220 No. 7

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dairy Produce.

5.

Mr. P. Hogan

(South Tipperary) asked the Taoiseach the annual production for each of the past ten years of (a) milk, (b) butter, (c) cream, (d) powdered milk, (e) condensed milk, (f) chocolate crumb and (g) cheese.

Mr. S. Flanagan

With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a tabular statement showing the quantities of milk, butter, cream, dried milk, chocolate crumb and cheese produced in each of the years 1955 to 1964. The particulars of the production of condensed milk available to the Central Statistics Office cannot be disclosed as they relate to a single concern.

Following is the statement:—

A. Milk production (and disposal) 1955-1964.

	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964
	Million gallons
Total Production* of which	519.9	543.8	575.3	560.7	532.4	569.5	593.5	614.6	617.7	640.9
Used for liquid consumption	122.2	121.6	123.6	122.8	125.0	127.4	129.4	129.5	130.2	130.9
Used for farmers' butter	77.7	76.5	75.3	74.1	72.9	71.6	68.8	69.7	58.9	50.4
Used in industry	236.2	262.6	289.9	275.6	245.5	280.7	305.0	323.8	336.0	361.6
Fed to livestock*	83.9	83.1	86.5	88.2	89.0	89.9	90.3	91.7	92.6	98.0

*Excluding milk suckled by calves.

B. Production of butter, cream, dried milk, chocolate crumb and cheese 1955-1964.

Description	Unit of Quan- tity	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964*
Creamery butter.	cwt.	751,995	860,166	977,883	934,603	774,179	910,063	970,458	988,773	991,023	1,065,632
Farmers' butter.	cwt.	265,294	261,140	256,990	252,836	248,683	244,529	234,840	237,927	201,027	172,051
Cream (a)	gall.	460,080	442,166	444,146	556,163	589,852	578,243	554,085	654,525	796,913	776,800
Dried Milk	cwt.	86,122	128,974	154,402	114,243	147,872	235,437	261,833	287,355	385,026	402,931
Chocolate crumb.	cwt.	745,403	738,610	745,126	749,723	836,857	850,804	856,338	961,699	923,970	942,224
Cheese (b)	cwt.	52,681	55,786	52,864	44,041	90,488	98,338	123,954	158,619	231,207	307,691

*Provisional.

(a) Particulars relate to cream sold as such by creameries.

(b) 1955-58, weight of raw cheese produced: 1959-1964, weight of processed cheese produced plus weight of raw cheese not further processed.

6.

Mr. P. Hogan

(South Tipperary) asked the Taoiseach the quantity and value over the past decade of annual exports of (a) milk, (b) butter, (c) cream, (d) powdered milk, (e) condensed milk, (f) chocolate crumb and (g) cheese.

Mr. S. Flanagan

With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the information requested.

Following is the statement:—

DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF (a) MILK, (b) BUTTER, (c) CREAM, (d) POWDERED MILK, (e) CONDENSED MILK, (f) CHOCOL ATE CRUMB AND (g) CHEESE IN EACH YEAR 1955-1964

Description	Quantity
1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964
	cwt.	cwt.	cwt.	cwt.	cwt.	cwt.	cwt.	cwt.	cwt.	cwt.
Milk, evaporated or condensed:
Sweetened:
Full cream	267	286	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Skim	9,261	8,259	2,671	4,746	2,699	3,936	6,398	4,610	5,058	4,933
Unsweetened	187	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	9,715	8,571	2,690	4,746	2,699	3,936	6,398	4,610	5,058	4,933
Milk, dried or powdered:
Full cream						39,083	93,945	136,169	238,685	206,361
Skim	30,262	70,981	111,596	98,044	95,338	85,626	122,017	62,281	27,408	126,081
Other						—	—	—	—	1,459
Total	30,262	70,981	111,596	98,044	95,338	124,709	215,962	198,450	266,093	333,901
Milk and cream, fresh (including buttermilk and whey):
Cream in bulk	20,460	22,432	23,058	26,654	24,478	26,072	27,625	32,395	39,306	36,943
Cream in sealed tins	4,769	4,495	4,826	4,020	3,040	2,847	1,011	488	919	1,528
Other	1,480	1,527	766	778	586	766	5,532	419	420	67,160
Total	26,709	28,454	28,650	31,452	28,104	29,685	34,168	33,302	40,645	105,631
Cream, evaporated or condensed	..	..	—	—	—	—	—	343	6,246	3,457
Butter:
Creamery	16,485	2,912	306,694	321,670	14,451	139,442	295,536	312,858	378,205	353,222
Factory	10,471	11,186	9,176	8,574	11,783	10,915	7,592	7,632	6,375	8,413
Farmers'	..	..	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	26,956	14,098	315,870	330,244	26,234	150,357	303,128	320,490	384,580	361,635
Cheese:
Natural:
Cheddar									107,703	148,175
Other	2,859	6,496	1,229	3,150	14,853	14,857	46,669	86,545	23,329	29,893
Processed									4,874	14,363
Total	2,859	6,496	1,229	3,150	14,853	14,857	46,669	86,545	135,906	192,431
Milk crumb	665,993	738,193	644,616	656,838	724,019	723,374	732,423	805,100	772,473	770,697
Couverture	27,329	30,885	24,166	13,721	9,893	19,750	24,797	19,644	20,508	13,938

..=not available.

—=nil or negligible.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF (a) MILK, (b) BUTTER, (c) CREAM, (d) POWDERED MILK, (e) CONDENSED MILK, (f) CHOCOL ATE CRUMB AND (g) CHEESE IN EACH YEAR 1955-1964.

Description	Value
1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Milk, evaporated or condensed:
Sweetened:
Full cream	1,870	1,988	132	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Skim	39,238	36,544	12,718	23,403	13,279	19,567	32,155	23,177	25,322	24,620
Unsweetened	1,067	161	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	42,175	38,693	12,850	23,403	13,279	19,567	32,155	23,177	25,322	24,620
Milk, dried or powdered:
Full cream						364,246	1,134,079	1,817,546	2,648,199	2,492,094
Skim	267,496	491,627	634,745	430,849	562,258	313,566	413,633	209,865	106,429	588,764
Other						2	1	—	—	10,958
Total	267,496	491,627	634,745	430,849	562,258	677,814	1,547,713	2,027,411	2,754,628	3,091,816
Milk and cream, fresh: (including buttermilk and whey):
Cream in bulk	343,069	370,918	386,119	428,702	384,889	407,760	435,301	464,902	532,289	566,229
Cream in sealed tins	62,405	59,531	63,222	49,153	36,544	32,471	10,753	5,055	9,638	15,768
Other	940	1,130	504	512	384	480	2,426	283	284	26,758
Total	406,414	431,579	449,845	478,367	421,817	440,711	448,480	470,240	542,211	608,755
Cream, evaporated or condensed	..	..	—	—	—	—	—	5,946	99,188	62,585
Butter:
Creamery	329,221	46,834	4,349,333	3,801,440	260,819	1,980,179	3,663,752	4,508,643	6,291,171	6,542,524
Factory	185,961	202,124	167,646	157,178	219,280	201,364	140,825	143,781	126,726	159,759
Farmers'	..	..	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	515,182	248,958	4,516,979	3,958,618	480,099	2,181,543	3,804,577	4,652,424	6,417,897	6,702,283
Cheese:
Natural:
Cheddar									1,125,187	1,809,825
Other	46,395	95,790	20,370	47,681	224,007	177,840	502,019	870,336	252,698	375,367
Processed									59,056	169,772
Total	46,395	95,790	20,370	47,681	224,007	177,840	502,019	870,336	1,436,941	2,354,964
Milk crumb	5,263,245	5,341,212	4,484,375	4,685,272	5,006,274	4,786,380	4,579,930	4,811,078	4,574,849	5,454,343
Couverture	424,766	403,140	311,712	227,793	147,871	269,286	324,859	241,179	240,439	170,285

..=not available

—=nil or negligible