Seymour Crawford
Question:76 Mr. Crawford asked the Taoiseach the total tonnage of poultry meat imported during the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000; and the tonnage imported from outside the EU by country of origin. [10796/01]
Written Answers. - Poultry Imports.
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table for the period January-November 2000. November 2000 is the latest month for which information is currently available. For comparative purposes data for 1999 are also shown and the table also identifies poultry imports from EU member states.
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Imports of poultry and poultry products |
1999 |
Jan-Nov 2000 |
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|
£000 |
Tonnes |
£000 |
Tonnes |
|
|
Non European Union |
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BrazilPolandThailandOther Non-EU |
22016818960 |
114587133 |
8050675211 |
279023278 |
|
Total |
637 |
276 |
1,690 |
589 |
|
European Union |
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Great BritainNorthern IrelandNetherlandsFranceDenmarkItalyBelgiumOther EU |
49,49220,39513,3975,0094,8764,5862,0291,558 |
21,45311,1835,1091,8741,8152,181786804 |
46,31215,98018,5343,7313,7072,7577,4562,049 |
18,9146,5996,7191,1641,2921,0772,987740 |
|
Total |
101,342 |
45,205 |
100,524 |
39,492 |
|
Overall Total |
101,979 |
45,481 |
102,214 |
40,081 |
Note: Approximately 3% of overall trade is unclassified by country. The unclassified trade consists of intra-EU estimates.