HC Deb 15 February 1991 vol 185 c635W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement concerning (i) pig rearing, (ii) horticulture and (iii) the poultry industry in Wales.

Pig rearing
Total breeding herd (Thousand head) Percentage change over previous year Value of Output £ (thousands) Percentage change over previous year
1986 16.2 — 18,804 —
1987 15.5 - 3.9 19,738 5.0
1988 14.6 - 6.3 12,181 - 38.3
1989 12.7 - 12.9 14,794 21.5
1990 120 - 5.1 14,136 1 4.4
1 Forecast.

Poultry (excludes ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowl)
Total fowls (thousands) Percentage change over previous year Value of output £ thousands Percentage change over previous year
1986 6,677.6 — 37,035 —
1987 6,832.5 2.3 38,374 3.6
1988 6,986.1 2.2 38,176 -0.5
1989 6,767.0 -3.1 37,609 -1.5
1990 6,708.7 -0.9 41,114 9.3

Horticulture
Total area under horticulture (Thousand hectares) Percentage change over previous years Value of output £ thousands Percentage change over previous year
1986 1.6 — 17,102 —
1987 1.6 2.2 18,271 6.8
1988 1.6 2.2 19,476 6.6
1989 1.5 -7.5 20,250 4.0
1990 1.6 6.9 22,328 10.3