Seán Power
Question:104 Mr. Power asked the Taoiseach the value of vegetables imported each year for the past five years. [6611/99]
Written Answers. - Vegetable Imports.
The latest month for which information is available is October 1998. The following table shows the value of vegetable imports for the years 1994 to 1997 and for the ten-month period January-October 1998.
Vegetables Imported, £000
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
Jan-Oct 1998 |
|
|
Potatoes |
44,701 |
45,159 |
45,642 |
41,979 |
46,101 |
|
Peas and Beans |
5,482 |
5,549 |
6,007 |
9,330 |
5,306 |
|
Tomatoes |
14,327 |
14,677 |
17,545 |
16,532 |
14,472 |
|
Onions |
6,019 |
6,583 |
4,993 |
6,522 |
8,485 |
|
Cabbage |
5,454 |
6,776 |
8,359 |
7,685 |
8,723 |
|
Lettuce and Chicory |
3,777 |
5,098 |
6,303 |
5,992 |
5,099 |
|
Carrots and Turnips |
5,755 |
5,415 |
7,704 |
3,682 |
6,676 |
|
Mushrooms |
6,557 |
6,190 |
6,562 |
1,996 |
2,140 |
|
Frozen vegetables |
11,422 |
13,694 |
16,790 |
16,526 |
15,684 |
|
Other vegetables |
30,268 |
30,155 |
33,837 |
35,177 |
37,897 |
|
Total |
133,762 |
139,295 |
153,742 |
145,420 |
150,585 |
Note: It should be noted that, overall, approximately 7 per cent of trade is unclassified by commodity. The unclassified trade consists mainly of intra-EU estimates, including estimates for traders below the import survey threshold of £100,000.