Austin Deasy
Ceist:15 Mr. Deasy asked the Taoiseach the quantity and value of potatoes, apples and other fruit and vegetables, imported in each of the years 1995 and 1996; and the projection for 1997 in this regard. [15478/97]
Ceisteanna—Questions. - Fruit and Vegetable Imports.
Trade figures are available up to May 1997. Full details on the imports of potatoes, apples and other fruit and vegetables for 1995, 1996 and the first five months of 1997 are provided in the following table. Projections of external trade statistics are not compiled by the Central Statistics Office.
Imports of Fruit and Vegetables
|
1995 |
1996 |
Jan-May 1997 |
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|
£m |
Tonnes |
£m |
Tonnes |
£m |
Tonnes |
|
|
Fresh Potatoes |
10.0 |
31,425 |
9.5 |
36,927 |
3.6 |
21,004 |
|
Frozen Potatoes |
31.2 |
48,660 |
29.1 |
54,508 |
10.5 |
21,708 |
|
Other Potatoes |
4.0 |
2,969 |
6.5 |
4,495 |
2.5 |
1,710 |
|
Apples |
18.7 |
38,974 |
20.8 |
37,494 |
8.4 |
15,699 |
|
Bananas |
20.3 |
45,710 |
21.4 |
45,117 |
9.2 |
20,243 |
|
Oranges |
12.5 |
25,479 |
11.1 |
24,971 |
5.6 |
13,071 |
|
Mandarins & Clementines |
5.7 |
8,380 |
6.4 |
8,530 |
3.0 |
3,856 |
|
Pears |
4.3 |
7,933 |
6.4 |
10,757 |
1.9 |
3,252 |
|
Dried Grapes |
5.8 |
6,174 |
6.0 |
6,691 |
1.6 |
1,785 |
|
Fresh Grapes |
4.6 |
3,476 |
5.6 |
4,778 |
2.4 |
1,545 |
|
Other Fruit |
35.1 |
41,392 |
41.5 |
46,598 |
16.0 |
16,487 |
|
Tomatoes |
10.4 |
15,340 |
13.0 |
14,364 |
5.9 |
7,602 |
|
Cabbage |
6.8 |
11,526 |
8.4 |
15,153 |
3.6 |
6,234 |
|
Onions |
6.6 |
22,141 |
5.0 |
22,903 |
2.2 |
9,146 |
|
Carrots and Turnips |
5.4 |
17,158 |
7.8 |
19,476 |
1.4 |
6,175 |
|
Lettuce and Chicory |
5.1 |
4,620 |
6.3 |
6,041 |
2.9 |
2,942 |
|
Mushrooms |
5.5 |
3,095 |
5.1 |
2,627 |
0.2 |
100 |
|
Other Vegetables |
54.3 |
96,028 |
62.5 |
118,941 |
26.5 |
51,987 |
|
Total |
246.3 |
430,380 |
272.4 |
480,373 |
107.4 |
204,547 |
Overall, approximately 7 per cent is unclassified by commodity. The unclassified trade consists mainly of intra-EU estimates.