APPENDIX 22.

Area

Year

Number of houses planted

Average weight of tomatoes produced per house

Average gross value of tomatoes per grower, i.e. after deduction of marketing expenses

Average gross price per lb., i.e. after deduction of marketing expenses

Average amount of operating costs per grower

Average amount of loan repayment and interest per grower

*Average net value of tomatoes per grower

cwt.

£

New Pence

£

£

Connemara

1969

40

19.9

121.64

5

27.83

3.25

88.25

(Houses without

1970

38

17.4

101.02

5

32.73

1.54

64.78

heating systems)

1971

23

18.5

170.60

8.24

35.70

1.37

133.53

Connemara

1969

20

15.3

92.39

5

29.66

3.39

56.25

(Houses with

1970

19

10.4

60.61

5

29.99

1.93

27.97

heating systems)

1971

10

13.0

122.95

8.43

32.34

—

90.61

Donegal

1969

16

15.1

88.87

5

28.02

4.76

52.84

(Houses without

1970

14

14.67

79.32

5

29.95

3.71

45.00

heating systems)

1971

16

15.75

143.24

8.1

37.50

3.43

102.31

Donegal

1969

45

18.4

140.25

7

30.20

10.47

98.01

(Houses with

1970

38

18.4

121.53

6

33.70

5.31

81.30

heating systems)

1971

22

23.0

217.05

8.4

36.67

5.14

175.24