asked the Taoiseach the total tonnage of (a) hay; (b) other fodder exported to Northern Ireland for the months of June and October 1985; and the figures for the corresponding months in 1984.
Written Answers. - Exports of Animal Feedstuffs.
38.
Information on exports of hay alone is not available from the external trade statistics. The information which is available is given in the following statement.
Following is the statement:
Exports in Metric Tons
|
Description |
June |
July |
August |
September |
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|
1984 |
1985 |
1984 |
1985 |
1984 |
1985 |
1984 |
1985 |
|
|
Hay, lucerne, clover, sainfoin, forage, kale, lupines, vetches & similar forage products |
8 |
4 |
722 |
238 |
134 |
877 |
75 |
1,109+ |
|
Cereal straw & husks unprepared or merely chopped |
116 |
119 |
710 |
75 |
2,997 |
878 |
1,158 |
6,901+ |
|
Other feeding stuff for animals including molasses, but excluding unmilled cereals |
3,663 |
3,857 |
3,964 |
5,199 |
3,674 |
6,250 |
4,911 |
7,987+ |
|
Maize (corn), unmilled |
— |
129 |
50 |
— |
633 |
1 |
257 |
79+ |
|
Oats, unmilled |
4 |
— |
3 |
233 |
274 |
641 |
84 |
99+ |
|
Barley, unmilled |
2,425 |
2,589 |
1,994 |
1,483 |
5,189 |
4,629 |
3,654 |
6,243+ |
|
Other cereals, unmilled |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
20 |
— |
— |
|
Total |
6,216 |
6,697 |
7,442 |
7,228 |
12,901 |
13,296 |
10,139 |
22,418+ |
+ Provisional