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Mr. Kilfedder
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the value of seed potatoes exported from the United Kingdom in each of the last five years; and how much of these exports came from Northern Ireland in each year.
Mr. Bishop
Exports of seed potatoes from the United Kingdom for each of the last five calendar years were as follows:
| Tons | Value | |
| £ | ||
| 1970 | 62,478 | 2,166,517 |
| 1971 | 50,244 | 1,806,891 |
| 1972 | 61,651 | 2,171,918 |
| 1973 | 67,508 | 3,210,350 |
| 1974 | 80,722 | 4,635,588 |
| Tons | |
| 1969–70 | 52,996 |
| 1970–71 | 41,015 |
| 1971–72 | 44,328 |
| 1972–73 | 46,604 |
| 1973–74 | 48,758 |