asked the Taoiseach the tonnage, value and variety of vegetables (including potatoes) imported last year.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Vegetable Imports.
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Dún Laoghaire): I propose to circulate a statement giving the information requested by the Deputy in respect of January-November 1983, the latest period for which such information is available. I can give the Deputy the total — quantity, 122, 534, 421 kg; value, £49,970,452.
Following is the statement:
Imports of vegetables (including potatoes) for the period January-November 1983
|
Description |
Qty. Kg. |
Value £ |
|
Vegetables, fresh or chilled: |
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|
Potatoes |
28,957,910 |
3,603,988 |
|
Cauliflowers |
2,069,541 |
571,597 |
|
Cabbages |
1,348,314 |
286,504 |
|
Brussels sprouts |
81,458 |
26,911 |
|
Salad vegetables, including lettuce, endive and chicory |
376,099 |
278,281 |
|
Peas |
55,160 |
20,404 |
|
Beans |
34,436 |
22,622 |
|
Other leguminous vegetables |
5,224 |
2,956 |
|
Celeriac |
290,282 |
175,852 |
|
Carrots and turnips |
5,068,028 |
1,612,755 |
|
Horse-radish |
16,604 |
14,440 |
|
Beetroot, salsify, radishes and similar edible roots |
266,085 |
119,093 |
|
Onions |
14,787,326 |
2,455,505 |
|
Shallots |
68,103 |
31,124 |
|
Garlic |
65,245 |
69,646 |
|
Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables (for example, chives, welsh onions) |
49,304 |
27,504 |
|
Asparagus |
42,342 |
25,061 |
|
Artichokes |
30,028 |
8,782 |
|
Tomatoes |
8,974,558 |
6,813,152 |
|
Cucumbers |
594,578 |
406,416 |
|
Mushrooms |
93,819 |
111,987 |
|
Fennel |
94,077 |
31,161 |
|
Sweet peppers |
614,894 |
686,907 |
|
Aubergines, courgettes and pumpkins |
156,201 |
136,305 |
|
Other |
337,328 |
170,426 |
|
Vegetables (whether or not cooked), preserved by freezing: |
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|
Olives |
5,249 |
9,498 |
|
Peas |
2,771,358 |
2,231,070 |
|
Beans |
1,400,228 |
1,020,281 |
|
Spinach |
67,834 |
63,920 |
|
Potatoes |
25,910,350 |
12,209,502 |
|
Mushrooms |
46,688 |
19,836 |
|
Tomatoes |
57,501 |
41,699 |
|
Other |
4,647,093 |
3,461,771 |
|
Vegetables provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but not specially prepared for immediate consumption: |
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|
Onions |
126,964 |
60,738 |
|
Cucumbers and gherkins |
21,068 |
16,452 |
|
Mushrooms |
18,097 |
15,045 |
|
Other |
124,605 |
64,869 |
|
Mixtures of vegetables specified above |
16,040 |
12,634 |
|
Dried, dehydrated or evaporated vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared: |
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|
Onions |
478,054 |
916,876 |
|
Potatoes |
310,993 |
207,171 |
|
Mushrooms |
9,901 |
85,445 |
|
Tomatoes |
108,300 |
191,101 |
|
Carrots |
22,400 |
37,005 |
|
Other |
144,135 |
290,122 |
|
Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split: |
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|
For sowing: |
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|
Peas |
871,279 |
358,653 |
|
Beans |
42,359 |
18,232 |
|
Other |
21,493 |
4,592 |
|
Other than for sowing: |
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|
Peas |
3,757,996 |
1,285,049 |
|
Beans |
2,649,829 |
980,453 |
|
Lentils |
53,553 |
22,641 |
|
Broad and horse beans |
90,300 |
24,630 |
|
Other |
68,265 |
55,702 |
|
Flour of peas, beans and lentils |
10,101 |
5,102 |
|
Flour meal and flakes of potato |
673,607 |
690,614 |
|
Flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot, salep and other roots and tubers, other than denatured or for the manufacture of starches |
699 |
2,352 |
|
Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid: |
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|
Mushrooms |
40,427 |
50,097 |
|
Tomatoes |
3,108,175 |
1,477,289 |
|
Asparagus |
21,883 |
41,579 |
|
Sauerkraut |
6,022 |
5,788 |
|
Capers and olives |
32,895 |
62,618 |
|
Peas |
1,840,720 |
723,492 |
|
Beans in pod |
199,085 |
108,456 |
|
Other, including mixtures |
8,281,931 |
5,388,699 |
|
Total |
122,534,421 |
49,970,452 |