§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the total number of European supply units in each agricultural sector and the 704W number of units with 250 or more European supply units together with the proportion of output in each case accounted for by these units.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information requested is set out for England and Wales and relates to June 1983. Comparable information is not available for Scotland or Northern Ireland. Information on the proportion of total output represented by holdings of 250 or more esu is not directly available but column 4 of the table gives an indication of the proportion of economic activity, as measured by esu, accounted for by these holdings.
Type of farming All holdings total esu (000) Number of holdings of 250 or more esu esu on holdings of 250 or more esu as a percentage of total esu Dairy 839.3 16 0.7 LFA cattle and sheep 144.1 — — Lowland cattle and sheep 276.5 6 0.9 Cereals 583.9 77 4.5 Other cropping 1,010.7 381 14.3 Pigs and poultry 372.7 146 20.8 Horticulture 380.6 227 28.5 Noteesu as defined in EC decision 78/463/EEC.