§ Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the weekly imports of beef from the Argentine and Eire, respectively, for the three months started on 26th June, or the nearest convenient date, for 1965 and 1966, and the relevant figures so far available for 1967.
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§ Mr. John MackieI regret that the Overseas Trade Accounts give only monthly figures for beef and veal im-
'000 Tons Argentina Irish Republic Chilled Frozen Fresh and chilled Frozen 1965—July … … 8.2 1.5 1.9 0.3 August … … 3.5 2.1 2.1 0.2 September … … 6.1 0.8 4.2 0.2 1966—July … … 4.7* 0.3* 1.9 0.4 August … … 8.1* 0.9* 3.4 0.2 September … … 11.6 1.3 3.0 0.2 * The seamen's strike particularly affected Argentine arrivals in these months. I can, however, add that shipping information (which is available for the long sea routes only) indicates that arrivals of chilled beef from Argentina in the four weeks from 25th June will total about 9,000 tons.