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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 17 May 1967

Vol. 228 No. 9

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Fruit Pulp Imports.

1.

asked the Taoiseach the amount of fruit pulp imported into this country from 1st July, 1966 to 30th April, 1967, giving the country of origin and the price paid per cwt. cif Dublin.

With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the available information in respect of the period July, 1966 to March, 1967—the latest for which particulars are at present available.

Following is the statement:—

Imports of fruit pulp in the period July 1966-March 1967

Note: Imports of frozen fruit pulp (if any) are not separately recorded and are therefore not included below.

Item and Country of Origin

Quantity

Value

Average Price per cwt. (At Port of Entry)

cwt.

£

£

s.

d.

Dried or evaporated fruit pulp:

The Six Counties

289

288

0

19

11

United States of America

8

221

27

12

6

Fruit pulp in temporary preservative*:

Great Britain

276

1,254

4

10

10

The Six Counties

1,837

1,790

0

19

6

Netherlands

2,998

18,941

6

6

4

Switzerland

60

234

3

18

0

Yugoslavia

951

5,556

5

16

10

*Figures relate to pulp of apples, pears, currants, gooseberries, cherries, plums, strawberries raspberries and loganberries only.

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