§ Mr. Pounderasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the percentage increase in the value of meat production showing beef, pork, mutton, and poultry separately, in England and Wales since 1951 and 1961, respectively.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsOutput is valued at farm gate prices and in the case of fatstock the value of production therefore includes more than the value of meat alone, e.g. skin wool and hides. Separate figures for England and Wales are not available for the periods in question. The information for Great Britain, which includes the full value—i.e. fatstock value as defined above—of imported store beasts, is as follows:
PERCENTAGE INCREASES IN 1963–64* COMPARED WITH 1950–51 AND 1960–61 IN THE VALUE† OF FATSTOCK AND TABLE POULTRY PRODUCED ON AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS IN GREAT BRITAIN — June-May years 1963–64 over 1950–51 1963–64 over 1960–61 Cattle and calves 158 28 Sheep and lambs 110 3 Pigs (including bacon pigs) 90 18 Poultry 237 5 * On the basis of output as forecast at mid-January, 1964. † Valued at prices current in the years in question.