Michael Finucane
Ceist:93 Mr. Finucane asked the Taoiseach the level and origin of imported poultry products for each of the years 1996 and 1997 and for the period from January to September 1998. [22802/98]
Written Answers. - Poultry Imports.
The latest month for which information is available is July 1998. The table gives the imports of poultry products for the years 1996, 1997 and the period January-July 1998.
Imports of poultry products
|
1996 |
1997 |
Jan-Jul 1998 |
||||
|
£000 |
tonnes |
£000 |
tonnes |
£000 |
tonnes |
|
|
Great Britain |
25,323 |
10,840 |
30,096 |
11,777 |
22,987 |
10,009 |
|
Northern Ireland |
14,809 |
9,024 |
15,423 |
6,807 |
11,870 |
5,123 |
|
Netherlands |
3,728 |
1,367 |
6,347 |
2,092 |
4,987 |
1,622 |
|
Denmark |
3,093 |
1,232 |
3,616 |
1,397 |
1,911 |
766 |
|
France |
3,972 |
1,705 |
2,327 |
1,247 |
1,596 |
868 |
|
Belgium/Luxembourg |
1,427 |
337 |
1,403 |
373 |
707 |
202 |
|
Other |
2,026 |
877 |
1,719 |
842 |
1,420 |
593 |
|
Total |
54,378 |
25,382 |
60,743 |
24,534 |
45,478 |
19,183 |
Note: It should be noted that, overall, approximately 7 per cent of trade is unclassified by commodity. The unclassified trade consists mainly of intra-EU estimates, including estimates for traders below the import survey threshold of £100,000.