Potato Crop (Hansard, 14 April 1993)

HC Deb 14 April 1993 vol 222 cc655-6W 655W

§ Mr. William Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his estimate of the acreage of the 1992 potato crop which was not harvested at(a) 1 December 1992, (b) 1 January 1993, (c) 1 February 1993, (d) 1 March 1993 and (e) 1 April 1993; and what percentage of the total acreage this represented at each date of (i) the seed and (ii) the ware crop acreage.

§ Mr. Hanley
Estimates of unharvested potatoes are as follows:
656W

Week ended Area not harvested (acres) Unharvested seed as a percentage of total seed area Unharvested ware as a percentage of total ware area

5 December 1992 6,250 17.4 24.3

2 January 1993 4,670 12.6 18.3

6 February 1993 3,909 9.9 15.7

6 March 1993 2,676 6.6 10.8

27 March 1993¹ 1,575 4.5 6.1

¹ Latest available date.

Week ended	Area not harvested (acres)	Unharvested seed as a percentage of total seed area	Unharvested ware as a percentage of total ware area
5 December 1992	6,250	17.4	24.3
2 January 1993	4,670	12.6	18.3
6 February 1993	3,909	9.9	15.7
6 March 1993	2,676	6.6	10.8
27 March 1993¹	1,575	4.5	6.1
¹ Latest available date.