§ 44. Mr. Neaveasked the President of the Board of Trade what quotas were issued to individual Eastern European countries for the last year in respect of plums, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries, respectively; and what proportion of each of these quotas was fulfilled by actual import.
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§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyInformation on quotas is given in the table which I am, with permission, circulating in the OFFICIAL REPORT. Information on imports is not available in this detail.
Following is the information:
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PLUMS, BLACKCURRANTS, RASPBERRIES AND STRAWBERRIES Quotas for Imports from East European Countries 1969 BULGARIA Fresh Fruit 200 tons Of which not more than Plums, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries 200 tons Frozen Fruit 700 tons Of which not more than Plums 700 tons Blackcurrants 100 tons Raspberries 90 tons Strawberries 90 tons Fruit Pulp 2,180 tons Of which not more than Plum 680 tons Blackcurrant 400 tons Raspberry and strawberry 1,500 tons Dried Fruit £350,000 Of which not more than Plums, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries £350,000 Jams and Jellies 2,000 tons Of which not more than Plum 130 tons Blackcurrant, raspberry and strawberry 770 tons Juices and Syrups £30,000 Of which not more than Blackcurrant £20,000 Canned and Bottled Fruit £200,000 Of which not more than Plums £100,000 Blackcurrants £10,000 Raspberries and strawberries £10,000 CZECHOSLOVAKIA Fresh Fruit £60,000 Of which not more than Plums, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries £60,000 Frozen Fruit 100 tons Of which not more than Plums 100 tons Blackcurrants 30 tons Raspberries 30 tons Strawberries 30 tons Dried Fruit £10,000 Of which not more than Plums, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries £10,000 Jams and Jellies, Juices and Syrups £10,000 Of which not more than Plum, blackcurrant, raspberry and strawberry £10,000 Canned and Bottled Fruit £250,000 Of which not more than Plums, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries £250,000 340W
HUNGARY Fresh Fruit 1,575 tons Of which not more than Plums, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries 1,575 tons Frozen Fruit 1,000 tons Of which not more than Plums 1,000 tons Blackcurrants 50 tons Raspberries and strawberries 500 tons Fruit Pulp 1,000 tons Of which not more than Plum 1,000 tons Blackcurrant 200 tons Raspberry 50 tons Strawberry 50 tons Dried Fruit £60,000 Of which not more than Plums, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries £60,000 Jams and Jellies 2,500 tons Of which not more than Plum 2,500 tons Blackcurrant 150 tons Raspberry and strawberry 500 tons Juices and Syrups £25,000 Of which not more than Blackcurrant £25,000 Canned and Bottled Fruit £225,000 Of which not more than Plums £225,000 Blackcurrants £10,000 Raspberries and strawberries £20,000 POLAND Frozen Fruit 1,400 tons Of which not more than Plums 1,400 tons Blackcurrants 600 tons Raspberries 75 tons Strawberries 75 tons Fruit Pulp 2,400 tons Of which not more than Plum 2,400 tons Blackcurrant 200 tons Raspberry and strawberry 750 tons Jams and Jellies 1,500 tons Of which not more than Plum 1,500 tons Blackcurrant, raspberry and strawberry 1,100 tons Juices, Syrups and Must £75,000 Of which not more than Blackcurrant £40,000 Canned and Bottled Fruit £280,000 Of which not more than Plums £280,000 Blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries £80,000 ROMANIA Fresh Fruit 625 tons Of which not more than Plums, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries 625 tons Frozen Fruit 75 tons Of which not more than Plums, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries 75 tons
Fruit Pulp 2,000 tons Of which not more than Plum 2,000 tons Blackcurrant 100 tons Raspberry 50 tons Strawberry 50 tons Dried Fruit £50,000 Of which not more than Plums, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries £50,000 Jams and Jellies 1,700 tons Of which not more than Plum 1,700 tons Blackcurrant, raspberry and strawberry 800 tons Juices and Syrups £50,000 Of which not more than Blackcurrant £50,000 Canned and Bottled Fruit £150,000 Of which not more than Plums £150,000 Blackcurrants £5,000 Raspberries and strawberries £15,000 SOVIET UNION Jams and Preserves £12,000 Of which not more than Plum £12,000 Blackcurrant, raspberry and strawberry £6,000 Dried and Canned Fruit £15,000 Of which not more than Plums, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries £15,000
§ Mr. Bodyasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will amend the classification in the Overseas Trade Accounts of soft fruit imports so that imports of particular varieties and fruit can be compared with quota entitlements.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyThe trade classification for use in January, 1970, onwards provides some additional headings for soft fruit, but I do not think that I should be justified in requiring traders to elaborate the information they provide to the extent needed to make this detailed comparison.
§ Mr. Bodyasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will amend the classification in the Overseas Trade Accounts of soft fruit imports so that imports of fruit of a particular variety can be analysed into fresh, preserved or frozen.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyWith the introduction of the new trade classification, some further information on varieties will become available.