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❓ Mr. Wyatt requests the costs associated with monitoring potato production quantities by the Potato Marketing Corporation (PMC) in WA from 2010-2014. The answer provides combined costs for monitoring, quality control, and improvement activities, noting difficulty in isolating monitoring costs.

AnsweredQoN 3586Legislative Assembly

Asked

19 February 2015

Member

Mr B.S. Wyatt

Portfolio

Agriculture and Food

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What are the costs directly associated with monitoring the quantities of potatoes grown by producers in Western Australia by the Potato Marketing Corporation for the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014?

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Answered

11 March 2015

Responded by

Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Food

Response time

20 days

Monitoring the quantities of potatoes grown by producers in Western Australia (WA) is an integral part of the duties of Potato Marketing Corporation (PMC) Operations Officers, which also includes quality and continuous improvement activities. The costs shown below incorporate all these activities and related direct costs, not just the compliance costs, as it is difficult to separate these out at field level.
Costs related to monitoring the quantities of potatoes grown by WA producers are:
2010 - $630 656
2011 - $555 170
2012 - $615 776
2013 - $715 433
2014 - $775 389

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