§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each of the years 1952, 1959, 1970 and 1980 the proportion of farm output accounted for by crops, livestock, livestock products and horticulture, respectively.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe information requested is not available for calendar years 1952 and 1959. The following table shows the percentage of farm sales accounted for by farm crops, horticulture, livestock and livestock products for the June-May years 1952–53 and 1959–60 and for the calendar years 1970 and 1980. The figures for earlier years are not strictly comparable with those for 1970 and 1980.
Percentage of farm sales by major sectors 1952–53 1959–60 1970 1980 Farm crops 16 18 20 24 Horticulture 11 10 12 10 Livestock 32 35 38 37 Livestock products 41 37 30 28