§ Mr. Nicholsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the average retail price of potatoes in Northern Ireland in each of the last six weeks.
§ Dr. BoysonThe Department of Agriculture does not collect information which would enable the average weekly retail price of potatoes to be calculated.
§ Mr. Nicholsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the tonnage of potatoes imported into Northern Ireland for each of the last six weeks.
§ Dr. BoysonThe information for the three weeks ending 29 June is as follows:
Week ending Tonnes 15 June 1985 2,005 22 June 1985 1,607 29 June 1985 2,539 These imports came in the main from Cyprus and Holland; some were re-exported to the Republic of Ireland.
Full information is not yet available for the first three weeks of July; however, there were no imports from Cyprus or Holland in that period.
§ Mr. Nicholsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the average price received by farmers in Northern Ireland in each of the last six weeks for potatoes.
§ Dr. BoysonAverage growers prices for home grown potatoes were as follows:
Week ending £ per tonne 15 June 1985 20.14 22 June 1985 24.06 29 June 1985 No returns 6 July 1985 40.33 13 July 1985 35.53 20 July 1985 32.02 Prices up to the end of June relate to potatoes from the 1984 crop thereafter prices relate to the 1985 crop.