asked the Minister for Agriculture the amount of artificial manure used each year by farmers since 1972 and the cost per ton each year for that period.
Written Answers. - Artificial Manure.
468.
Fertiliser statistics are compiled for the fertiliser year which ends on 30 June. On this basis the following is the information requested.
|
Quantity Tons/Tonnes (See footnotes) |
Price in £'s per ton/tonne (See footnotes) |
|
|
1971/72 |
1,087,800 |
26.84 |
|
1972/73 |
1,316,500 |
30.23 |
|
1973/74 |
1,272,400 |
41.97 |
|
1974/75 |
979,700 |
69.00 |
|
1975/76 |
1,135,500 |
69.57 |
|
1976/77 |
1,205,000 |
80.08 |
|
1977/78 |
1,510,700 |
86.38 |
|
1978/79 |
1,642,500 |
91.26 |
Footnotes:
(1) The quantities for 1971/72 and 1972/73 are in imperial tons. Subsequent figures are in metric tonnes.
(2) The price per tonne of the various types of fertiliser (nitrogen, phosphorus, potash, compounds) are quite different. The above figures are an average price of all types.