asked the Taoiseach the total tonnage of compound fertilisers and straight fertilisers imported in the years 1974, 1975, 1976 and to date in 1977; and the countries of origin in each case.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Fertiliser Imports.
1.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing details of the total tonnage of compound fertilisers and of other manufactured fertilisers imported in the years 1974, 1975 and 1976 and in the period January-March, 1977.
Following is the statement:
Tonnage of manufactured fertilisers imported.
|
Compound |
Other |
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|
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
Jan-Mar. 1977 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
Jan-Mar. 1977 |
|
|
Tonnes |
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|
France |
20 |
3,266 |
4,896 |
1,898 |
62,703 |
40,541 |
52,284 |
26,615 |
|
Belgium-Luxembourg |
12,974 |
23,563 |
15,963 |
3,610 |
191,207 |
112,851 |
91,547 |
10,952 |
|
Netherlands |
13,307 |
6,140 |
825 |
— |
113,807 |
48,129 |
33,006 |
10,738 |
|
Germany Fed. Rep. |
— |
— |
1,482 |
— |
59,738 |
44,451 |
75,685 |
25,647 |
|
Italy |
1,400 |
25 |
32 |
— |
961 |
— |
13,772 |
5,580 |
|
Great Britain |
87,789 |
75,673 |
98,424 |
89,045 |
67,587 |
38,268 |
67,026 |
40,303 |
|
Denmark |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,861 |
24 |
2,395 |
|
Northern Ireland |
5,817 |
1,893 |
28,129 |
15,772 |
46,955 |
51,395 |
20,587 |
5,058 |
|
Norway |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
15 |
— |
|
Sweden |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3,237 |
3,389 |
2,268 |
1,160 |
|
Portugal |
— |
— |
55 |
— |
2,075 |
13,170 |
1,731 |
— |
|
Spain |
3,042 |
— |
14,738 |
3,928 |
4,601 |
8,490 |
13,300 |
790 |
|
U.S.S.R. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3,991 |
6,098 |
1,750 |
|
Germany Dem. Rep. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
65,150 |
36,635 |
69,202 |
17,394 |
|
Poland |
— |
— |
10 |
— |
4,023 |
4,075 |
8,372 |
— |
|
Czechoslovakia |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6,315 |
|
Roumania |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,439 |
3,017 |
— |
|
Morocco |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,760 |
|
Tunisia |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,350 |
— |
7,050 |
— |
|
Egypt |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,855 |
— |
4,500 |
— |
|
U.S.A. |
— |
884 |
15,400 |
19,157 |
30,083 |
12,858 |
33,798 |
24,310 |
|
Canada |
27,547 |
2,755 |
— |
— |
11,542 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Mexico |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,004 |
— |
|
Chile |
— |
— |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
20 |
— |
|
Lebanon |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,100 |
2,845 |
— |
|
Israel |
— |
— |
— |
— |
30,036 |
11,093 |
29,828 |
5,332 |
|
Japan |
— |
— |
— |
— |
70 |
— |
— |
16 |
|
TOTALS |
151,896 |
114,199 |
179,960 |
133,410 |
698,980 |
433,736 |
537,979 |
187,115 |