Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 9 Mar 1967

Vol. 227 No. 3

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Feedstuff Imports.

3.

Mr. L'Estrange

asked the Taoiseach the total quantity and value of cereals and other feedstuffs imported during 1966.

Mr. Carty

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

Following is the statement:—

Imports of cereals and other feedstuffs in the year 1966.

Description	Unit of Quantity	Quantity	Value
			£
Cereals, unmilled:
Wheat (excluding seed for sowing)	cwt.	5,791,820	7,784,597
Barley (excluding seed for sowing)	,,	161,368	201,313
Maize	,,	2,402,326	2,886,228
Milo	,,	3,040,512	3,193,559
Oats (excluding seed for sowing)	,,	282,145	368,926
Rice in husk or husked	,,	482	2,717
Rice glazed or polished	,,	45,986	137,145
Rye	,,	200	416
Other	,,	6,093	16,729
Cereal seeds for sowing
Wheat	,,	66,223	117,297
Barley	,,	1,718	4,773
Oats	,,	219,844	403,747
Cereals, milled and cereal preparations:
Wheat flour and meal	,,	4,067	10,509
Maize meal and groats	,,	1,509	3,503
Meal and flour of cereals, n.e.s.	,,	20,485	53,900
Worked cereal grains including germ of cereals, rolled, flaked, polished, pearled or kibbled	,,	178,604	223,974
Feeding stuffs for animals:
Hay and straw, fodder, roots and vegetable products used for animal food, n.e.s.	cwt.	50,794	£ 52,907
Corn offals:
Bran	,,	100,100	115,478
Pollard	,,	1,495,918	1,749,636
Other	,,	33,652	38,916
Oilseed cake and meal, defatted:
Cotton seed	,,	311,545	511,137
Groundnut	,,	221,581	420,873
Linseed	,,	224,381	463,376
Soya bean	,,	972,770	1,809,153
Other, including vegetable oil residues	,,	124,453	226,529
Fish meal	,,	225,640	750,926
Meat and bone meal	,,	300	536
Dog biscuits and other dog and cat food	,,	26,634	167,881
Food wastes and prepared animal food	value		215,535