asked the Taoiseach the consumption of bacon per head of the population in the six member countries of the EEC.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - EEC Bacon Consumption.
4.
With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report, a statement giving the required information in so far as it is available. The consumption figures available relate to all pigmeat.
Following is the statement:
CONSUMPTION of Pigmeat per head of population per annum in the present Member States of the E.E.C.
Period |
(a)Kilogrammes/ head/annum |
|
Belgium/ Luxembourg |
1967-68 |
24.1 (b) |
Federal Republic of Germany |
1968-69 |
37.3 |
France |
1968 |
25.4 |
Italy |
1968-69 |
9.3 |
Netherlands |
1967-68 |
26.1 |
(a) Dressed carcase weight.
(b) Estimate made by O.E.C.D. Secretariat.
Source: O.E.C.D. Food Consumption Statistics 1960-68.