§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the total size of the dairy herd in each of the countries in the EEC in each of the last seven years.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information requested is set out in the following table. Similar information for 1983 is not yet available.
261W* December data is the usual basis for international comparisons of this kind.
†Due to roundings items do not always add to totals.
‡EC Nine.
Source: "EEC Dairy Facts and Figures" 1981, 1982 and 1983—table 16.
§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the total size of the dairy herd in each of the last 20 years in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information requested is set out in the following table:
Dairy herd population at June ('000 head) Year England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland 1962 2,362 365 361 201 1963 2,338 359 356 194 1964 2,257 349 343 198 1965 2,298 352 340 197 1966 2,283 348 332 199 1967 2,329 357 329 200 1968 2,335 360 329 201 1969 2,379 363 328 204 1970 2,357 357 321 208 1971 2,352 356 310 215 1972 2,424 363 312 225 1973 2,510 372 319 235 1974 2,480 359 315 241 1975 2,357 344 302 239 1976 2,344 345 298 242 1977 2,368 351 296 250
Milk yield per cow by herd size 1968–69 to 1982–83—England and Wales April—March Years Litres/Cow Herd Size Cow herd 1968–69 1972–73 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 10–19 3,360 3,651 3,570 3,697 3,820 3,997 4,000 4,221 20–29 3,801 3,828 3,892 4,147 4,095 30–39 3,769 4,023 4,072 4,297 4,348 4,522 4,227 4,525 40–49 3,787 4,019 4,177 4,515 4,514 4,926 4,934 4,993 50–59 3,819 4,151 4,244 4,495 4,506 4,965 4,877 5,009 60–69 3,996 4,123 4,405 4,754 5,052 5,000 4,832 5,258 70–99 4,087 4,342 4,582 4,950 5,095 5,241 5,116 5,420 100–199 3,696 4,560 4,786 5,043 5,123 5,500 5,454 5,714 200+ 4,114 4,800 5,028 5,100 5,511 5,447 5,730 All herds 3,769 4,119 4,396 4,701 4,819 5,107 5,034 5,321 Sources:
National Investigations into The Economics of Milk Production in England and Wales:—
Report on Costs and Efficiency in Milk Production 1976–77—Her Majesty's Stationary Office
Milk Production 1980–81—Her Majesty's Stationary Office
Milk Production 1981–82—Supplementary Information to the 1980–81 Milk Costs Survey—Milk Marketing Board
Milk Production 1982–83—Supplementary Information to the 1980–81 Milk Costs Survey—Milk Marketing Board
§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the average milk yield per dairy cow in each of the last 10 years in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. MacGregor:Average annual milk yields per dairy cow in each of the five milk marketing board areas are set out in table 18 of "United Kingdom Dairy Facts and Figures 1983" published by the Federation of United Kingdom Milk Marketing Boards and available in the Library of the House. This table provides information up to 1982–83. Similar information for 1983–84 is not yet available. Figures for England and Wales separately are not available.
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Year England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland 1978 2,367 354 297 257 1979 2,379 359 290 265 1980 2,324 352 282 270 1981 2,286 356 278 270 1982 2,323 365 282 280 1983 2,373 377 289 294 Note: Figures are for statistically significant holdings only, except for (i) England and Wales for 1978 onwards and (ii) Northern Ireland before 1973.
Source: June agricultural census. This is a full census, whilst December herd data are based on a sample census.
§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the average milk yield per dairy cow in each of the last 10 years of cows in herds of (a) under 30 cows, (b) 30 to 49 cows, (c) 50 to 69 cows, (d) 70 to 99 cows and (e) 100 cows and over in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. MacGregorInformation is not available in the precise form requested by my hon. Friend. However, the following table sets out the average milk yield per cow by herd size recorded by sample surveys sponsored by my Department.