Vegetable and fruit imports
Deasy asked for the value of vegetable and fruit imports in 1987 and 1988. Brady said he would circulate figures through October 1988, noting that some small transactions, Shannon Free Airport trade and postal packages were excluded.
asked the Taoiseach the value of vegetables, excluding potatoes, and fruit imported in (a) 1987 and (b) 1988.
Comment on this
I propose to circulate a statement giving the required information up to October 1988, the latest date for which details are available.
Following is the statement:
Imports† of Vegetables (excluding Potatoes) and Fruit
†In general it should be noted that commodity detail from external trade statistics does not include:—
(a) transactions (non-dutiable) of less than £200 for 1987 and 1988;
(b) trade by firms operating in Shannon Free Airport; and
(c) postal packages not covered by customs entries.
