asked the Minister for Agriculture the average price received by the Butter Marketing Board, An Bord Bainne or the manufacturers in each of the last five years for (a) cheese, (b) chocolate crumb, (c) roller skim powder, (d) roller full cream powder, (e) spray skim and (f) spray full cream powder, and the cost of production of each of these commodities in each year based on the nett price per gallon of milk received by the farmer.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dairy Produce.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
Year |
Cheese (a) |
Chocolate Crumb |
Full cream powder (b) |
Skim Milk Powder (b) |
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Average export price per cwt. (c) |
Average cost of production per cwt. (d) |
Average export price per cwt. (c) |
Average cost of production per cwt. (d) |
Average bulk export price per cwt. (c) |
Average cost of production per cwt. (d) |
Average export price per cwt. (c) |
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s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
|
1958 |
301 |
11 |
293 |
0 |
142 |
8 |
145 |
3 |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
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1959 |
301 |
8 |
287 |
9 |
138 |
8 |
140 |
9 |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
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1960 |
239 |
5 |
296 |
11 |
132 |
4 |
134 |
7 |
186 |
5 |
175 |
1 |
73 |
3 |
1961 |
215 |
2 |
301 |
5 |
125 |
1 |
139 |
5 |
169 |
0 |
207 |
2 |
67 |
10 |
1962 |
201 |
2 |
N.A. |
119 |
6 |
N.A. |
167 |
1 |
N.A. |
68 |
0 |
NOTE:— (a) Including processed cheese.
(b) Separate statistics are not available in respect of roller and spray powder or for cost of production of skim powder.
(c) Excludes export subsidy paid in 1960, 1961 and 1962 on cheese, chocolate crumb and full cream powder.
(d) The average cost of production is based on the receipts of the manufacturers from total sales and includes export subsidies where payable.
N.A. —Not available.
11.
asked the Minister for Agriculture the quantities of (a) cheese, (b) chocolate crumb, (c) roller skim powder, (d) roller full cream powder, (e) spray skim and (f) spray full cream powder produced in each of the last five calender years, the estimated quantity which will be produced during this calendar year, and the number of gallons of milk represented by this production in each case.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
Year |
Cheese |
Chocolate Crumb |
Full Cream Powder |
Skim Milk Powder |
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Production |
Milk Used |
Production |
Milk Used |
Production |
Milk Used |
Production |
Skim Milk Used |
|
('000 cwt.) |
(million gals.) |
('000 cwt.) |
(million gals.) |
('000 cwt.) |
(million gals.) |
('000 cwt.) |
(million gals.) |
|
1958 |
48.7 |
4.9 |
709.4 |
21.3 |
27.9 |
2.5 |
79.5 |
9.5 |
1959 |
90.5 |
8.4 |
774.6 |
24.5 |
38.5 |
3.5 |
94.5 |
11.3 |
1960 |
107.7 |
10.3 |
762.5 |
23.8 |
49.9 |
4.5 |
168.7 |
20.2 |
1961 |
140.2 |
12.6 |
856.3 |
24.1 |
133.9 |
12.1 |
115.3 |
13.8 |
1962 |
172.0 |
16.5 |
941.4 |
26.7 |
183.8 |
16.5 |
100.3 |
12.0 |
1963 (Est.) |
215.0 |
20.5 |
900.0 |
25.6 |
300.0 |
27.0 |
60.0 |
7.2 |
NOTE: Separate statistics are not available in respect of roller and spray powder.