§ Mr. James Davidsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage increases or decreases in production of beef, lamb, pork, bacon, barley, wheat, oats, milk, cheese and butter have taken place in Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales, respectively, in each year since 1966; and what percentage of home consumption of each of these commodities is now home-produced.
§ Mr. John MackieFollowing is the information:
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UNITED KINGDOM HOME PRODUCTION BV COUNTRIES Percentage Changes 1966 to 1967 and 1967 to 1968 England Change 1966 to 1967 Change 1967 to 1968 Per cent. Per cent. Beef and veal (home-killed) + 5.6 - 3.6 Mutton and lamb (home-killed) - 3.6 - 5.9 Pork (home-killed) - 8.2 + 2.1 Bacon and ham (home-cured) - 1.0 + 10.7 Milk + 3.5 + 2.3 Butter + 35.4* + 41.0* Cheese + 9.6* - 3.8* Wheat + 10.8 -11.3 Barley + 4.7 -11.7 Oats + 39.2 - 6.6
Wales Change 1966 to 1967 Change 1967 to 1968 Per cent. Per cent. Beef and veal (home-killed) + 11.4 - 0.4 Mutton and lamb (home-killed) + 3.9 + 5.2 Pork (home-killed) -16.0 + 6.1 Bacon and ham (home-cured) -73.0 -42.2 Milk + 3.9 + 2.4 Butter * * Cheese * * Wheat + 26.0 -17.8 Barley - 0.1 + 0.2 Oats + 16.3 - 8.1
Scotland Change 1966 to 1967 Change 1967 to 1968 Per cent. Per cent Beef and veal (home-killed) + 7.6 - 1.4 Mutton and lamb (home-killed) + 0.8 - 6.1 Pork (home-killed) + 3.5 + 13.2 Bacon and ham (home-cured) - 6.9 + 9.3 Milk + 2.7 + 3.3 Butter + 8.2 + 24.5 Cheese + 20.3 + 4.9 Wheat +56.7 - 5.5 Barley +14.4 - 3.3 Oats + 9.1 -20.8
Northern Ireland Change 1966 to 1967 Change 1967 to 1968 Per cent. Per cent. Beef and veal (home-killed) + 6.5 + 17.9 Mutton and lamb (home-killed) -19.7 -21.3 Pork (home-killed) -28.2 + 15.8 Bacon and ham (home-cured) -14.5 - 0.3 Milk + 4.6 + 6.9 Butter - 1.6 + 22.2 Cheese +31.1 + 6.2 Wheat - 1.1 -17.4 Barley + 2.6 - 1.5 Oats + 9.0 - 5.3 * Combined England and Wales percentage: separate figures are not available for Wales. Notes:
Beef and veal, Mutton and lamb, Pork: Derived from slaughterhouse returns from premises located in the respective countries and will therefore include live animals imported from other parts of the United Kingdom and from the Irish Republic.
Bacon and ham: Derived from bacon factory returns from premises located in the respective countries and will therefore include animals or carcases imported from other parts of the United Kingdom.
Milk: Relates to milk sold through the Milk Marketing Schemes.
Cheese: Includes production under the Farm-house Cheesemakers' Schemes.
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UNITED KINGDOM HOME PRODUCTION BV COUNTRIES (Percentage Changes 1968 to 1969) England Wales Per cent. Per cent. Wheat … … - 1.7 -12.9 Barley … … + 9.7 - 9.5 Oats … … +15.6 + 0.7
Scotland Northern Ireland Per cent. Per cent. Wheat … … +12.2 + 19.2 Barley … … + 7.7 - 8.3 Oats … … + 4.7 -22.6
HOME-PRODUCED PROPORTION OF TOTAL SUPPLIES CONSUMED IN UNITED KINGDOM (July, 1968 to June, 1969) Per cent. Beef and veal (home-fed) … 73.1 Mutton and lamb (home-fed) … 39.1 Pork (home-fed) … 96.5 Bacon and ham (home-cured) … 36.1 Milk … 100.0 Butter … 10.3 Cheese … 39.5 Wheat … 44.1 Barley … 96.8 Oats … 98.6 Notes:
Separate calculations of imported and home-produced supplies going into consumption in the United Kingdom have been obtained as follows:—
- (a) imports less re-exports adjusted for stock changes;
- (b) home-production less exports adjusted for stock changes.
The percentages shown above represent (b) expressed as a proportion of (a) plus (b).
It is not possible to calculate separate percentages for individual countries.
The first table shows by separate countries the percentage changes, for the commodities listed, from 1966 to 1967 and from 1967 to 1968. It is not possible to give the changes from 1968 to 1964 for the livestock commodities since data for the latter year are not yet complete, and even for cereals, estimates of the 1969 harvest are still subject to possible revision. The second table shows the provisional calculations for wheat, barley and oats.