David Stanton
Ceist:103 Mr. Stanton asked the Taoiseach the amount and value of agricultural fertiliser imported and exported each year for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12296/98]
Written Answers. - Agricultural Fertilisers.
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following tables.
Imports of Agricultural Fertilisers
|
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
|
|
Tonnes (000) |
1,280.7 |
1,304.1 |
1,663.1 |
1,522.6 |
1,354.5 |
|
£m |
123.1 |
131.4 |
182.7 |
172.9 |
142.5 |
Exports of Agricultural Fertilisers
|
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
|
|
Tonnes (000) |
436.1 |
451.5 |
434.6 |
345.3 |
450.6 |
|
£m |
34.2 |
37.3 |
42.3 |
35.1 |
39.3 |
Note: It should be noted that, overall approximately 5 per cent of trade is unclassified by commodity. The unclassified trade consists mainly of intra-EU estimates, including estimates for traders below the survey threshold of £500,000 per annum for exporters and £100,000 per annum for importers.