§ Mr. PatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the farm-gate value of cows' milk produced by the dairy herd in England was in the last year for which figures are available. [157936]
§ Alun MichaelDefra collects farm-gate price information for England and Wales. As the figures are based on data supplied by the purchasers of raw milk, as opposed to the producers, we are unable to provide a regional breakdown of price or differentiate milk produced on farms located in England and Wales.
We have estimated the farm gate value of cow's milk by the dairy herd in England and Wales for 2003 to be £2,034 million.