asked the Taoiseach the total weight and value of (a) canned and (b) fresh meat exported in each of the last three years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Meat Exports.
With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the available information on fresh, chilled or frozen meat and on meat preparations in airtight containers.
Following is the statement:
Domestic exports of (a) meat, fresh, chilled or frozen and (b) meat preparations in airtight containers in each year 1965-67
Commodity |
Quantity (cwts.) |
Value (£) |
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1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
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Meat, fresh, chilled or frozen: |
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Beef, fresh or chilled |
890,985 |
878,978 |
2,114,876 |
12,189,778 |
11,432,446 |
26,476,848 |
Mutton and lamb, fresh or chilled |
277,701 |
337,113 |
261,134 |
3,903,826 |
4,500,529 |
3,755,608 |
Other meat fresh, chilled or frozen |
841,010 |
936,698 |
1,209,452 |
9,469,307 |
13,299,078 |
18,140,674 |
TOTAL |
2,009,696 |
2,152,789 |
3,585,462 |
25,562,911 |
29,232,053 |
48,373,130 |
Meat preparations in airtight containers: |
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Meat, dried, cured, salted or smoked: |
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Pig products |
252 |
606 |
2,409 |
26,662 |
17,320 |
70,727 |
Other |
40 |
45 |
3,383 |
3,770 |
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Sausages of all kinds |
972 |
916 |
29,016 |
26,380 |
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Other prepared or preserved meat: |
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Beef only: |
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Stewed steak |
81,260 |
83,774 |
81,900 |
1,540,955 |
1,590,930 |
1,551,048 |
Other products |
922 |
1,116 |
4,573 |
36,504 |
39,627 |
109,515 |
Ham cooked: |
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In plastic type vacuumised containers |
135 |
280 |
154 |
3,090 |
7,765 |
5,576 |
In other airtight containers |
54 |
— |
— |
1,770 |
— |
— |
Spam |
22,304 |
27,048 |
25,334 |
465,999 |
587,801 |
599,213 |
Corned beef and cereal |
424 |
1,500 |
8,919 |
5,850 |
23,050 |
147,912 |
Tongues and livers |
891 |
1,075 |
751 |
22,045 |
30,299 |
24,593 |
Other |
6,075 |
10,451 |
10,382 |
226,916 |
368,921 |
279,011 |
TOTAL |
112,317 |
126,862 |
135,383 |
2,329,791 |
2,698,112 |
2,817,745 |
.. =not available.
— =nil or negligible.