HC Deb 27 April 1990 vol 171 c373W
Mr. Ralph Howell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the size of the United Kingdom harvest in(a) tonnes and (b) value, at actual and at 1989 prices in each year since 1979.

Mr. Maclean

The size of the cereals harvest and the value of cereal sales off farms are shown below.

Year Cereal harvest Value of output Value of output at 1989 prices
('000 tonnes) (£ million) (£ million)
1979 17,416 1,184 1,357
1980 19,472 1,463 1,616
1981 19,621 1,693 1,725
1982 21,913 2,062 1,971
1983 21,307 1,996 1,738
1984 26,602 2,420 2,260
1985 22,466 2,281 2,210
1986 24,489 2,174 2,117
1987 21,675 2,043 1,993
1988 21,118 1,898 1,929
11989 22,403 1,926 1,926
1 Forecast.

It will be noted that the size of the harvest does not correspond exactly to the value of output—sales off farms—even when this is measured at constant prices. This is partly because some of the harvest is used on farms for animal feed and because some of each year's harvest is sold off farms in the next calendar year.