Seed Potatoes: UK Internal Trade
(asked on 24th February 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the tonnage of seed potatoes which (1) Northern Ireland sent to Scotland, and (2) Scotland sent to Northern Ireland, in the past five years, broken down by seed classification
The following table shows the tonnage of seed potatoes moved in the past five years broken down by seed classification (data from 2020 for Northern Ireland to Scotland is unavailable due to COVID related disruption):
Seed Classification | Northern Ireland to Scotland Quantity (Tonnes) | Scotland to Northern Ireland Quantity (Tonnes) |
Pre basic (PB) | 0 | 826.2 |
Basic (S) | 17.5 | 1415.3 |
Basic (SE) | 0 | 695.7 |
Basic (E) | 0 | 3387 |
Total | 17.5 | 6324.1 |