§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will set out for each of the last four years the
Imports and Exports of Agricultural Commodities Northern Ireland—Republic of Ireland Description Imports to Northern Ireland from Republic of Ireland Exports from Northern Ireland to Republic of Ireland 1985 1986 1987 1988 1985 1986 1987 1988 Live animals Cattle 206,030 210,974 148,891 177,328 22,717 13,548 14,152 27,998 Pigs 62,116 66,777 59,584 45,371 177,561 64,160 2,909 5,552 Poultry 2,611,066 3,349,596 2,884,803 1,527,165 2,118,484 3,227,280 3,780,784 5,681,032 Products Meat of bovine animals Fresh, chilled or frozen1 (tonnes) 59,757 86,375 89,376 64,321 14,687 9,984 9,459 10,610 Meat of swine Fresh, chilled or frozen (tonnes) 13,046 17,078 20,743 19,911 15,725 16,785 13,067 12,511 Poultrymeat: fresh, chilled or frozen (tonnes) 2,066 2,133 3,536 n/a 7,350 8,368 8,427 n/a Eggs in shell ('000) 3,830 4,550 7,760 10,896 160,094 114,588 70,151 58,530 Cereals (tonnes)2 140,227 230,430 269,328 215,196 10,996 7,904 8,181 4,475 Butter (tonnes) 1,782 2,560 2,307 2,866 464 2,411 3,093 243 Skimmed Milk Powder (tonnes) 300 463 1,562 1,168 878 535 1,242 378 1 A significant proportion of these imports are believed to have been in transit to Great Britain. 2 Barley, oats and wheat. Excludes cereal seed.