asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state the amount of powdered milk produced in each of the years 1944, 1945 and 1946; the amount of such product exported in each of the said years; and also, the amount of butter this product would represent, in hundredweights each year, over the above period.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Export of Powdered Milk.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Chinn Comhairle, to have it circulated in the Official Report.
The following are the particulars asked for:—
PARTICULARS REGARDING PRODUCTION OF FULL CREAM MILK POWDER.
|
Year |
Quantity produced |
Butter equivalent of quantity in column (2) |
Quantity exported |
Butter equivalent of quantity in column (4) |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
|
1944 |
30,254 cwt. |
10,800 cwt. |
24,264 cwt. |
8,700 cwt. |
|
1945 |
32,7660,, |
11,700,, |
25,152,, |
9,000,, |
|
1946 |
31,680 ,, |
11,300,, |
21,176,, |
7,600,, |