§ Adam PriceTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimates she has made of consumption of(a) dairy products and (b) milk in each nation of the UK in each of the last 10 years. [79753]
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§ Mr. MorleyThe table shows consumption of selected dairy products in households as recorded by the National Food Survey between 1991 and 2000. It excludes food eaten outside the home and dairy produce used in processed food, e.g. pizzas.
UK household consumption of dairy products by country 1991–2000 Dairy products consumed in liquid form (a) Units: units as stated per person per week Units 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Drinking milk England ml 1878 1969 1963 1967 1952 1870 1855 1829 1774 1825 Wales ml 2171 2150 1968 2094 1967 1931 2078 1912 1834 1915 Scotland ml 2029 2051 1877 1931 1918 1992 2001 1762 1806 1900 Northern Ireland ml na na na na na 1948 2158 2119 2130 2113 Other milks and dairy desserts England ml 30 31 37 39 40 40 41 45 53 57 Wales ml 17 28 35 28 24 37 50 47 28 73 Scotland ml 37 35 32 28 23 20 32 28 51 51 Northern Ireland ml na na na na na 34 41 52 47 61 Cream England ml 17 18 18 17 15 18 16 17 16 18 Wales ml 16 14 19 15 9 19 13 17 14 12 Scotland ml 18 20 17 13 10 14 15 17 15 15 Northern Ireland ml na na na na na 11 8 9 9 8 Cheese England g 111 105 102 98 100 101 99 95 95 99 Wales g 96 96 94 84 101 94 94 94 75 101 Scotland g 87 97 86 84 84 91 90 90 97 89 Northern Ireland g na na na na na 57 65 55 57 60 Butter England g 44 41 38 39 36 39 38 37 38 38 Wales g 46 37 47 47 41 43 40 58 39 40 Scotland g 41 45 51 39 41 41 37 37 31 44 Northern Ireland g na na na na na 86 64 59 62 68 Yoghurt and Fromage Frais England ml 111 123 124 124 129 128 130 125 134 143 Wales ml 83 101 108 92 115 123 112 142 93 133 Scotland ml 110 118 100 105 115 127 124 119 119 123 Northern Ireland ml na na na na na 117 109 105 108 120 Condensed Milk England ml 28 28 25 23 23 23 18 16 18 19 Wales ml 51 19 28 20 23 15 23 29 9 37 Scotland ml 17 20 14 15 21 14 9 10 15 12 Northern Ireland ml na na na na na 5 2 3 1 5 Source:
National Food Survey
§ Adam PriceTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many animals there were in each dairy herd in each nation of the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years. [79750]
§ Mr. MorleyDEFRA is able to provide data for England only. Figures for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are a matter for the devolved authorities.
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Number of Dairy Cattle in the National Herd—England 1991–2002 1991 1937661 1992 1872685 1993 1862766 1994 1898369 The National Food Survey collects details of food purchases from a sample of households. Some of the variation seen for individual years within the table will therefore be due to sampling error.
Number of Dairy Cattle in the National Herd—England 1991–2002 1995 1810700 1996 1784745 1997 1701668 1998 1659649 1999 1660628 2000 1575484 2001 1490227 2002(provisional) 1465020 Note:
1. A dairy cow is defined as a cow or heifer in the dairy herd that has calved.
Source:
June Agricultural and Horticultural Census
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§ Adam PriceTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what milk yields were; what percentage milk represented of final agricultural product; and what average milk prices were,
Table 1. UK estimated average milk yield by country Units: litres per cow 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 England & Wales 5264 5275 5292 5515 5652 5841 5887 6046 6114 6509 Scotland 5068 5177 5264 5518 5739 5671 5669 5390 5565 6240 Northern Ireland 4904 4958 5119 5346 5353 5503 5461 5650 5966 6273 United Kingdom 5211 5235 5273 5497 5627 5788 5818 5942 6047 6453 Notes:
Data are quoted in milk quota years which runs from April to March.
Data for Wales are not available separately.
Source:
Defra
Table 2. Milk as a percentage of UK agricultural production by country (a) 1992 % 1993 % 1994 % 1995 % 1996 % 1997 % 1998 % 1999 % 2000 % 2001(p) % England na na na 13 14 14 13 13 12 14 Wales na na na 30 30 28 29 27 26 28 Scotland na na na 13 14 14 13 13 12 14 Northern Ireland na na na 28 28 28 29 30 30 33 United Kingdom 21 23 23 20 19 19 18 18 18 21 Notes:
(a)The value of milk production as a proportion of the value of final agricultural output (gross output less transactions within the agricultural industry)
(p)provisional
na not readily available
Source:
Defra
Table 3. UK farm gate milk prices by country Units: p per litre 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001(p) Great Britain na na na 24.9 25.1 22.3 19.4 18.3 16.8 19.4 Northern Ireland 19.2 21.5 21.2 25.4 24.0 20.6 19.3 18.5 18.0 18.5 United Kingdom 21.0 22.0 22.4 24.9 25.0 22.1 19.4 18.4 16.9 19.3 Notes:
Prices are quoted after deduction of marketing expenses (transport costs) but not superlevy, and includes bonuses.
Data for England, Wales and Scotland are not available separately.
(p) provisional
na not available
Source:
DARD, NI; Defra
§ Adam PriceTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dairy farmers there were; and what the average dairy herd size was, in each nation of the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years. [79751]
§ Mr. MorleyDEFRA is able to provide data for England only. Figures for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are a matter for the devolved authorities.
Number of farmers, partners, directors and spouses (if working on the holding) and average dairy herd size on holdings with any dairy cattle—England 1991–2001:
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Year Farmers, Partners, Directors & Spouses on Holdings with Dairy any Cattle Average Size of Dairy Herd 1991 52647 69 1992 51312 69 1993 50402 70 1994 49592 73 for each nation of the UK in each of the last 10 years. [79752]
§ Mr. MorleyThe available data are shown in the following tables:
Year Farmers, Partners, Directors & Spouses on Holdings with Dairy any Cattle Average Size of Dairy Herd 1995 47515 73 1996 46150 75 1997 44711 74 1998 45165 74 1999 43119 78 2000 40796 79 2001 38526 82 Number of Farmers, Partners, Directors and Spouses (if working on the holding) and average dairy herd size on holdings where the main activity is classified as dairy farming—England 1991–2001:
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Year Farmers, Partners, Directors & Spouses on Dairy Type Holdings Average Size of Diary Herd 1991 42013 72 1992 40464 72
Year Farmers, Partners, Directors & Spouses on Dairy Type Holdings Average Size of Diary Herd 1993 35665 75 1994 39744 77 1995 37844 76 1996 36656 78 1997 35334 77 1998 34604 78 1999 33373 83 2000 31316 86 2001 29732 90 Notes:
1. Refers to main holdings only.
2. A dairy cow is defined as a cow or heifer in the dairy herd that has calved.
Source:
June Agricultural and Horticultural Census
These are consolidated figures for the United Kingdom. The figures for Great Britain were derived from the computer system used to issue export health certificates. The figures for Northern Ireland were derived from the system which records movements of animals between Member States. All figures are subject to updating and amendment.