Seed Potatoes Export Data for 2015 with Phytosanitary Certificates

Seed potatoes intended for planting, not consumption, exported from the United Kingdom in 2015. The dataset includes fields such as Phytosanitary Certificate issue date, export destination, plant variety, and quantity. This data was produced by the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and is subject to Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyze export patterns and trade volumes for seed potatoes based on the 'Export country' and 'Quantity exported' fields.
• Study plant health certification processes based on the 'Phyto issue date' and 'Area code' fields.
• Track the distribution of specific plant varieties in international trade based on the 'Plant variety' and 'Commodity type' fields.

Strengths

• Data covers a full calendar year (2015) for temporal analysis.
• Includes specific administrative regions ('Area code') within the UK for geographic granularity.
• Certification details ('Phyto issue date') provide regulatory context.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK Government

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official Phytosanitary Certificate records.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Data is from 2015; last update is unknown.

Geography

United Kingdom, with exports to various countries.