§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his estimate of the average price of milking cows now being sold at market; how this compares with the position a month and two months ago as well as over the same period last year; and how prices at markets in south Yorkshire, 373W south Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire have differed from the national average.
(£ per head) November 1973 December 1973 Week ending 30th January 1974 England and Wales … … … … 190.18 184.72 182.97 November 1972 December 1972 Week ending 31st January 1973 England and Wales … … … … 199.20 205.97 216.73 November 1972 December 1972 November 1973 December 1973 South Yorkshire … … … … 192.15 194.19 191.24 181.15 South Lancashire … … … … 212.67 206.67 204.60 198.09 Cheshire … … … … 188.70 195.79 191.29 185.51 Derbyshire … … … … 180.06 187.75 179.28 155.97
§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cows have been slaughtered in each of the past 10 weeks; how this compares with the number slaughtered in the same period a year and two years ago; what
NUMBER OF COWS AND BULLS* SLAUGHTERED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Week ending … '000† Week ending … '000 Week ending … '000 17th November 1973 … 17 18th November 1972 … 21 20th November 1971 … 20 24th November 1973 … 21 25th November 1972 … 22 27th November 1971 … 20 1st December 1973 … 20 2nd December 1972 … 20 4th December 1971 … 20 8th December 1973 … 21 9th December 1972 … 21 11th December 1971 … 18 15th December 1973 … 19 16th December 1972 … 19 18th December 1971 … 16 22nd December 1973 … 15 23rd December 1972 … 13 25th December 1971 … 10 29th December 1973 … 8 30th December 1972 … 6 1st January 1972 … 9 5th January 1974 … 14 6th January 1973 … 14 8th January 1972 … 15 12th January 1974 … 21 13th January 1973 … 18 15th January 1972 … 18 19th January 1974 … 22 20th January 1973 … 16 22nd January 1972 … 17 * Separate slaughter figures for cows and bulls are not available. The number of bulls included is small. † Provisional.
CENSUS NUMBERS OF DAIRY COWS United Kingdom June 1973 June 1972 June 1971 Cows and Heifers in milk … … … 3,038,167 2,941,520 2,852,964 Cows in Calf but not in milk … … … 398,107 383,040 380,681 Total … … … 3,436,274 3,324,560 3,233,645 England and Wales September 1973 September 1972 September 1971 Cows and Heifers in milk … … … 2,346,877 2,300,986 2,223,020 Cows in Calf but not in milk … … … 605,442 573,783 537,424 Total … … … 2,952,319 2,874,769 2,760,444 374W
UNITED KINGDOM SALES THROUGH MILK MARKETING SCHEMES (Million gallons) November 1973 … 215.6* November 1972 … 223.1 November 1971 … 209.1 December 1973 … 217.3* December 1972 … 226.0 December 1971 … 211.2 January 1974 … 218.4† January 1973 … 228.0 January 1972 … 213.0 * Provisional. † Part estimated.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThe average prices of first quality Friesian cows in milk were as follows:—
are now the number of milking cows; and what is the output of milk, indicating how this compares with a year and two years ago.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThe information requested is as follows:—