HC Deb 30 January 1981 vol 997 c531W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many productive dairy cows there were in each European Economic Community country in 1980; and what was the average yield of an average dairy cow in each European Economic Community country in litres in the same year.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

The latest figures available are as follows:

Country Total Dairy Cows at June 1980 Census '000 Average Yield per Cow 1979 (Litres)
Belgium 968 3729
Denmark 1032 4720
Germany 5464 4269
France 7062 3438
Ireland 1587 3171
Italy 3028 3243
Luxembourg 68 3736
Netherlands 2400 4893
United Kingdom 3226 4652