§ 77. Mr. Moynihanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the performance of the soft fruit sector of the horticultural industry in 1986.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonOverall the soft fruit sector performed well in 1986, despite extremes of weather leading to a variable quality of some raspberry and strawberry crops. The value of output of soft fruit was about 8 per cent. higher than in previous years. It is particularly gratifying that growers of soft fruit for processing experienced a considerably better season than in most recent years.