§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many poultry birds were being reared in intensive breeding units in England and Wales on 1 November. [99526]
§ Ms QuinThe total number of poultry birds reared for meat production in England and Wales, as reported in the Agricultural Census published 1 November, is shown as follows. There is currently no provision to distinguish between the production methods used.
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As at 1 June 1999 England Broilers 77,545,000 Turkeys 9,100,000 All other poultry 4,944,000 Figures for 1999 for Wales are not yet available. A provisional total for broilers is 6,650,000. The figures for 1998 are as follows:
As at 1 June 1998 Wales Broilers 7,087,300 Turkeys 622,000 All other poultry 1,834,600