§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will bring up to date the information on United Kingdom output and exports of apples and pears given in the answer of 6 April 1984, Official Report, column 674.
§ Mrs. FennerThe following is the information required:
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Net Farm Income on Full-time Farms by Farm Type: 1967–68 to 1970–71 and 1979–80 to 1984–85 £ per farm All Dairy Farms All Livestock Farms All Cropping Farms Pig and Poultry Farms Horticultural Farms Money terms £ Index in Real Terms 1982–3:100 Money terms £ Index in Real Terms 1982–3:100 Money terms £ Index in Real Terms 1982–3:100 Money terms £ Index in Real Terms 1982–3:100 Money terms £ Index in Real Terms 1982–3:100 1967–68 1,903 75 1,677 179 3,210 100 2,255 82 2,148 137 1968–69 1,761 66 1,524 154 2,238 66 2,180 75 1,712 104 1968–69 1,762 66 1,523 154 2,278 67 2,174 75 1,806 109 1969–70 1,799 64 1,555 150 3,103 87 2,151 71 2,083 120 1969–70 1,811 64 1,546 149 3,078 86 2,191 72 1,988 114 1970–71 2,235 74 1,963 176 3,363 88 1,996 61 2,011 108 1979–80 7,343 78 2,384 69 10,831 91 11,786 117 5,699 99 1980–81 8,401 77 3,494 87 9,747 70 12,654 107 4,356 64 1980–81 8,288 76 3,823 95 9,920 72 13,731 116 7,108 105 1981–82 10,690 87 4,758 106 12,418 80 17,116 130 9,976 132 1981–82 10,773 88 5,870 130 12,019 78 19,156 145 10,602 140 1982–83 13,177 100 4,844 100 16,631 100 14,195 100 8,114 100 1982–83 13,520 103 5,333 110 17,181 103 *11,523 81 *2,291 28 1983–84 7,846 57 4,847 96 20,682 119 *8,708 59 *16,775 198 1983–84 8,348 61 5,234 103 21,466 123 13,440 91 15,196 179 1984–85 8,654 60 4,596 86 21,060 115 33,471 215 7,323 82
Apples and pears—output marketed in the United Kingdom '000 tonnes Crop years Dessert Apples Culinary Apples Pears 1982–83 194 135 38 1983–84 170 116 49 1984–85 170 138 44
United Kingdom imports of apples and pears '000 tonnes Apples Pears From EC countries From other countries From EC countries From other countries 1983 292 113 57 21 1984 254 147 50 16 1985 282 146 51 18 Source: Basic horticultural statistics for the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom exports of apples and pears '000 tonnes Apples Pears To EC countries To other countries To EC countries To other countries 1983 21 * 2 0 1984 20 * 1 0 1985 24 * 1 * * Less than 500 tonnes Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.