§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo 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 1990 prices in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. CurryThe size of the cereals harvest and the value of cereal sales off farms are shown below.258W
Year Cereal harvest (000 tonnes) Value of output (£ million) Value of output at constant 1985 prices(£ million) 1979 17,416 1,184 1,302 1980 19,472 1,463 1,550 1981 19,621 1,693 1,649 1982 21,913 2,062 1,890 1983 21,307 1,996 1,671 1984 26,602 2,420 2,321 1985 22,466 2,281 2,281 1986 24,489 2,184 2,171 1987 21,675 2,038 2,042 1988 21,028 1,881 1,979 1989 22,685 2,061 2,145 11990 22,533 2,062 2,068 1 Forecast. It should 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. Valuations at constant 1985 prices have been used in the third column since these are more readily available and comparable with other published figures, than valuations at 1990 prices.