asked the Taoiseach (a) the exact amount and value of vegetables imported into this country during 1986; and (b) the exact amount and value of frozen chips imported into this country during 1986.
Written Answers. - Vegetable Imports.
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The information is given in the following table.
Imports of Vegetables in 1986
|
Description |
£000 |
Tonnes |
|
Vegetables, fresh or chilled |
33,673 |
160,416 |
|
Vegetables, other than potatoes, preserved by freezing |
9,618 |
12,491 |
|
Vegetables, provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions,. but not specially prepared for immediate consumption |
302 |
420 |
|
Dried dehydrated or evaporated vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared |
2,058 |
1,302 |
|
Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split |
4,874 |
15,588 |
|
Manioc, arrowroot, salep, jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and other similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh or dried, whole or sliced, sago pith |
4,331 |
33,811 |
|
Total of above |
54,856 |
224,028 |
|
Potatoes preserved by freezing |
16,810 |
36,420 |
In general it should be noted that commodity detail from external trade statistics does not include:
(a) transactions (non-dutiable) of less than £100 each;
(b) trade by firms operating from Shannon Free Airport;
and
(c) postal packages not covered by customs entries.