HC Deb 30 March 1987 vol 113 c389W
Sir Peter Hordern

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the average holding of a farmer growing predominantly cereals in the United Kingdom; and how many cereal farmers there are.

Mr. Gummer

At the June 1986 agricultural census ther were 19,600 specialist cereals holdings in the United Kingdom; the average size of these holdings was 102.3 hectares. The total number of all holdings growing cereals was 92,200.