§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table showing the acreage of each variety of seed potatoes planted in each of the last four years; what is his estimate of the average yield per acre of seed and the total yield of seed of each variety,
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Area of seed potatoes planted (hectares) Variety (Immune) 1989 1990 1991 1992 Alcmaria — 0.040 0.276 1.471 Alhamra 0.270 1.229 — — Anosta — 2.420 1.100 — Antar 0.025 — — — Arkula 2.240 1.500 — — Arma 3.940 2.694 1.000 — Arran Banner 265.694 385.679 310.756 254.253 Arran Comet 24.993 32.584 14.780 13.969 Arran Consul 102.666 107.357 72.378 108.380 Arran Victory 5.800 9.694 6.260 7.188 Avalanche 0.400 40.20 25.907 30.231 Ballydoon 0.840 0.706 0.704 1.448 Balmoral — 2.193 11.304 11.470 Blanka — — — 0.030 Cara 71.102 — — — Carlingford 8.169 10.800 10.700 10.600 Costella — — — 0.020 Craig's Alliance 3.650 10.643 7.861 5.797 Cultra 5.020 19.519 35.828 16.930 Desiree 617.440 859.448 730.528 982.922 Dunbar Rover 2.200 1.917 0.750 3.086 Dunbar Standard 73.733 88.864 78.123 88.723 Dundrod 44.590 56.150 79.041 120.884 Dundrum 2.748 2.300 3.198 — Dunluce 23.285 22.388 19.170 15.965 Estima 163.518 172.001 83.838 84.917 Famosa 2.410 1.200 1.80 — Fianna — — 0.370 1.740 Foxton 6.846 10.690 3.092 1.419 Golden Wonder 2.000 1.000 — 0.955 Home Guard 139.551 155.551 120.687 122.191 Kerr's Pink 202.551 195.883 209.975 324.882 Kestrel — — — 0.400 Kingston 2.400 1.490 1.230 — Kondor 7.700 11.030 3.400 0.310 Majestic 5.330 12.550 7.950 8.048 Marfona 12.100 2.700 2.739 3.350 Maris Bard 42.687 59.210 68.644 33.430 Maris Peer 37.863 42.760 40.016 23.526 Maris Piper 11.932 13.148 18.443 9.921 Nadine 9.835 34.501 19.915 9.650 Naven 2.214 1.509 2.418 13.627 Nieta 1.120 3.800 3.400 2.510 Penta 17.139 22.083 23.290 10.870 Pentland Crown 54.862 44.525 38.309 21.582 Pentland Dell 696.540 654.810 628.796 637.177 Pentland Hawk 30.320 23.134 12.100 10.126 Pentland Ivory 8.575 13.000 7.740 10.040 Pentland Javelin 65.570 94.105 65.288 32.529 Pentland Squire 74.054 60.125 32.720 13.489 Record 134.037 248.851 168.189 207.199 Romano 52.357 64.748 53.400 19.441 Russet Burbank 0.350 2.500 8.050 0.350 Sante 6.282 22.820 23.210 10.100 Seaforde 0.930 — — — Skirza 0.290 — — — Sperrin 1.101 2.900 5.800 0.600 Stemster 1.720 2.851 2.400 4.320 Stroma 0.065 0.432 1.450 1.735 Toledo 0.700 2.900 — — Ulster Prince 9.545 15.111 9.385 7.759 Ulster Sceptre 88.627 97.071 75.352 26.718 in those years and also show the tonnage (a) exported, with the destination and (b) the tonnage used for home planting.
§ Mr. HanleyThe available information is set in the tables. Those relating to yields and exports have been limited to the main varieties not subject to plant breeder's rights. This information cannot be disaggregated further for reasons of commercial confidentiality.
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Variety (Immune) 1989 1990 1991 1992 War egem 0.65 0.330 — — Wilja 62.698 72.374 62.200 18.890 Total (Immune) 3,214.689 3,785.838 3,213.640 3,347.168
Variety (Non Immune) 1989 1990 1991 1992 Agria — — 0.150 0.570 Atlantic — — 0.080 0.830 Bintje — — — 0.100 British Queen 23.147 51.720 41.666 39.023 Hermes — — — 1.000 Kennebec 27.228 34.288 31.489 20.557 Kenzy 0.065 — — — King Edward 489.538 381.008 243.867 243.617 Red Pontiac — 0.300 2.277 1.901 Royal Kidney 0.150 1.910 0.970 — Sharpe's Express 4.014 7.225 3.790 1.311 Sherine 1.535 4.239 1.900 — Turia — 1.600 3.580 0.500 Up-To-Date 92.765 70.848 72.448 82.849 Yukon Gold — — — 0.510 Total (Non-Immune) 638.442 553.138 402.217 392.768 Grand Total 3,853.131 4,338.976 3,615.857 3,739.936
Estimated yield of seed potatoes (tonnes) 1989 1990 1991 1992 Variety Average1 Total Average Total Average Total Average Total Arran Banner 20 5,300 20.9 8,100 16.7 5,200 16.5 4,200 Desiree 19.9 12,100 23.5 20,200 21 15,300 23.7 23,200 King Edward 22.5 10,400 21.1 7,300 20.7 5,000 22.4 5,300 Kerrs' Pink 16.1 3,200 19.2 3,800 15.8 3,200 15.8 5,100 Pentland Dell 23.6 16,000 27.5 17,700 25.5 15,800 26.6 16,800 Record 21.7 2,700 23.9 5,800 20 2,900 23.3 4,400 Others 20.6 28,100 22.8 34,400 20.9 26,700 22.2 22,700 1 Expressed in tonnes/hectare within the size range 35 to 60mm.
Estimated usage of seed potatoes for home planting (tonnes) Tonnes 1989 24,300 1990 26,500 1991 24,200 1992 25,200
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Tonnages of seed potatoes exported Variety Balearic Islands Canary Islands Egypt Malta Morocco Portugal ROI Other countries Total 1989 Crop Arran Banner 263 611 — 1,025 — 3,130 — 347 5,376 Desiree 10 — — — 2,600 8,008 — 314 10,932 Kerrs Pink — 744 — — — — 163 — 907 King Edward — 1,598 4,000 — — 24 11 — 5,633 Pentland Dell 675 — — — — — 790 48 1,513 Record — — — — — — 1,088 — 1,088 Others, including protected varieties 236 1,305 3 1 10 2,558 869 844 5,826 Total 1,184 4,258 4,003 1,026 2,610 13,720 2,921 1,553 31,275 1990 Crop Arran Banner 198 516 — 1,019 — 3,934 22 372 6,061 Desiree 91 8 — — 2,508 11,753 2 2,444 16,806 Kerrs Pink — 1,004 — — — — 178 — 1,182 King Edward — 1,412 192 — — 12 60 — 1,676 Pentland Dell 425 — — — — 58 793 85 1,361 Record — — — — — — 1,796 — 1,796
Variety Balearic Islands Canary Islands Egypt Malta Morocco Portugal ROI Other countries Total Others, including protected varieties 86 1,253 10 11 12 1,997 909 1,259 5,537 Total 800 4,193 202 1,030 2,520 17,754 3,760 4,160 34,419 1991 Crop Arran Banner 279 381 173 1,050 — 3,203 — 469 5,555 Desiree 34 15 — — 3,578 8,530 12 183 12,352 Kerrs Pink — 860 — — — — 219 — 1,079 King Edward — 1,222 2,000 — — 29 67 22 3,340 Pentland Dell 418 — — — — 6 1,168 132 1,724 Record — — — — — — 567 — 567 Others, including protected varieties 237 1,212 26 — 2 1,531 1,031 988 5,027 Total 968 3,690 2,199 1,050 3,580 13,299 3,064 1,794 29,644 1992 Crop to 13 March 1993 Arran Banner 221 321 — 1,000 — 1,786 — 163 3,491 Desiree — — — — 1,205 5,059 — 203 6,467 Kerrs Pink — 711 — — — — 189 17 917 King Edward — 1,062 800 — — 3 8 — 1,873 Pentland Dell 27 — — — — 4 35 89 155 Record — — — — — — 90 100 190 Others, including protected varieties 89 872 17 32 45 822 221 794 2,892 Total 337 2,966 817 1,032 1,250 7,674 543 1,366 15,985