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WQ.308/2020
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE
MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
BY THE CONNÉTABLE OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 8th SEPTEMBER 2020
Question
Will the Minister state whether records are maintained on the import of fertilisers and, if so, what quantities of artificial fertilisers and pesticides used in the Island have been imported annually in each of the last five years, as well as the estimated cost to the agricultural industry of these imports?
Answer
The quantity of fertiliser imported has only been collected since last year and is only collected for commercial users. The total weight of fertilisers imported by commercial users into Jersey in 2019 was 4,072 tonnes.
The quantity of pesticides imported during the past five years by commercial users was;
Year | Total weight/volume (kg/litres) |
2015 | 100,832 |
2016 | 95,858 |
2017 | 91,286 |
2018 | 89,273 |
2019 | 82,521 |
The value of the imports of fertiliser and pesticides is not collected.