asked the Minister for Agriculture the tonnage of phosphate and potash supplied to farmers in the years ended April 1977, 1978, 1979, and in 1980 to date.
Written Answers. - Fertiliser Statistics.
118.
Fertiliser statistics are complied for the fertiliser year which ends on 30 June. The latest figures available are for the half-year ended 31 December 1979. The figures for the period in question are.
|
Phosphate (Nutrient Tonnes) |
Potash (Nutrient Tonnes) |
|
|
1976/1977 |
65,200 |
141,600 |
|
1977/1978 |
76,000 |
170,400 |
|
1978/1979 |
80,300 |
183,800 |
|
July/December 1979 |
23,350 |
56,220 |
119.
asked the Minister for Agriculture the tonnage of lime supplied to farmers in the years ended April 1977, 1978, 1979, and in 1980 to date.
Lime statistics for the period in question were complied for the calendar year. The figures are as follows:
|
Tonnes |
|
|
1977 |
1,902,600 |
|
1978 |
2,019,600 |
|
1979 |
1,587,400 |
Figures for the early months of 1980 are not yet available.