HC Deb 29 March 1994 vol 240 c628W
Mr. Morley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many dairy farmers there were in Wales in each year since 1985.

Mr. Redwood

The number of holdings on which the dominant activity is dairy farming is shown in the table. The information for 1993 is not yet available.

Dairy holdings in Wales1
Year Number
1985 6,554
1986 6,384
1987 6,024
1988 5,647
1989 5,433
1990 5,224
1991 5,076
1992 4,891

Source: June agricultural and horticultural census.

1Excluding minor holdings.