Legislation – The Agricultural Commodities (Coronavirus)(Income Support) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2020

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Introduction

1 Citation and commencement

2 Interpretation

3 Application for an Income Support Payment

4 Eligibility for Payment

5 Income support for milk producers

6 Income support payments for cattle producers

7 Income support payment for sheep producers

8 Income support payment for potato producers

9 Level of financial assistance

10 Review of decision

11 Withholding and recovery of payment

12 Powers of authorised officers

Signature

Explanatory note

Income support payment for potato producers8.

(1)

The Department may make an income support payment, calculated in accordance with the formula specified in paragraph (2), to each potato producer who provides evidence of supplying similar amounts of eligible potatoes to a potato processing market for up to 3 years during the period 17th March to 31st July 2017-2019 (all dates inclusive) and evidence of either or both–

(a)

invoiced sales and proof of payment for eligible potatoes, during the period beginning on 17th March 2020 and ending on 31st July 2020 (both dates inclusive);

(b)

eligible potatoes which were unsold during the period beginning on 22nd July and ending on 31st July (both dates inclusive) verified by the Department on inspection.

(2)

The amount of the income support payment is–

(a)

80% of the loss of value calculated as £200 per tonne minus the price per tonne obtained for the potatoes subject to a maximum of £136 per tonne;

(b)

£136 per tonne for unsold potatoes to be used as stock feed.

(3)

In this Article –

“eligible potatoes” means potatoes with a minimum size of 50mm grown in 2019 intended for the potato processing market;

“potato processing” means the preparation of convenience potato products which are primarily made by washing, peeling, size reduction and the removal of defective matter. Subsequent steps may involve a wide combination of heat treatments, cooling processes, dehydration steps, frying systems or freezing stages. The final product is then packaged and stored appropriately.