asked the Taoiseach the estimated value and quantity of this country's (1) exports to and (2) imports from the Six Counties of the different types of livestock feedstuffs for the years 1982 to 1985.
Written Answers. - Livestock Feedstuffs.
The available information is given in the following tables:
Table 1
Exports of Livestock Feedstuffs to Northern Ireland
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
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Tonnes |
£'000 |
Tonnes |
£'000 |
Tonnes |
£'000 |
Tonnes |
£'000 |
|
Cereal straw, husks, fodder roots, hay, vetches and similar fodder products |
11,393 |
410 |
9,502 |
402 |
8,046 |
313 |
21,060 |
1,210 |
Bran, sharps, residues of maize or rice and of other cereals |
11,610 |
1,330 |
6,762 |
863 |
8,583 |
1,218 |
8,035 |
1,066 |
Oil-cake and other residues of soya beans, cotton seeds, other oil seeds and fruits |
5,555 |
719 |
2,388 |
380 |
1,961 |
329 |
1,861 |
309 |
Greaves, offal and tankage unfit for human consumption |
19,967 |
2,526 |
20,642 |
2,839 |
20,144 |
3,340 |
17,624 |
2,787 |
Fish meal unfit for human consumption |
1,810 |
473 |
1,197 |
378 |
1,176 |
421 |
1,159 |
381 |
Beet pulp, bagasse and similar waste and residues |
12,917 |
1,214 |
9,677 |
1,038 |
6,628 |
589 |
10,163 |
717 |
Sweetened forage and other preparations for animal feed (not elsewhere specified) |
13,447 |
4,673 |
13,971 |
5,141 |
16,294 |
6,379 |
20,026 |
7,639 |
Barley, unmilled |
30,049 |
3,503 |
63,156 |
7,498 |
36,223 |
4,882 |
76,080 |
10,212 |
Other cereals, unmilled |
3,860 |
474 |
4,517 |
678 |
4,193 |
669 |
3,329 |
550 |
Other feeding stuff for animals |
1,741 |
193 |
1,537 |
197 |
1,199 |
192 |
1,609 |
233 |
Total |
112,350 |
15,515 |
133,347 |
19,414 |
104,448 |
18,332 |
160,946 |
25,104 |
Table 2
Imports of Livestock Feedstuffs from Northern Ireland
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
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Tonnes |
£'000 |
Tonnes |
£'000 |
Tonnes |
£'000 |
Tonnes |
£'000 |
|
Cereal straw, husks, fodder roots, hay, vetches and similar fodder products |
534 |
37 |
702 |
44 |
757 |
48 |
711 |
65 |
Bran, sharps, residues of maize or rice and of other cereals |
1,238 |
174 |
1,908 |
255 |
2,693 |
391 |
2,560 |
370 |
Oil-cake and other residues of soya beans, cotton seeds, other oil seeds and fruits |
1,847 |
306 |
1,673 |
276 |
1,950 |
482 |
3,182 |
667 |
Greaves, offal, tankage unfit for human consumption |
2,171 |
373 |
1,836 |
341 |
1,026 |
184 |
1,281 |
194 |
Fish meal unfit for human consumption |
1,157 |
329 |
346 |
146 |
78 |
29 |
303 |
106 |
Beet pulp, bagasse and similar waste and residues |
795 |
112 |
811 |
118 |
2,703 |
353 |
3,466 |
552 |
Sweetened forage and other preparations for animal feed (not elsewhere specified) |
39,590 |
9,687 |
48,493 |
12,644 |
38,014 |
11,451 |
31,720 |
10,212 |
Barley, unmilled |
2,889 |
391 |
1,209 |
209 |
959 |
156 |
487 |
85 |
Other cereals, unmilled |
105 |
22 |
1,863 |
315 |
593 |
138 |
249 |
80 |
Other feeding stuff for animals |
337 |
85 |
90 |
15 |
435 |
68 |
1,377 |
173 |
Total |
50,663 |
11,516 |
58,931 |
14,363 |
49,209 |
13,300 |
45,336 |
12,504 |