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Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 9 July 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 July 2007. It was answered by Jonathan Shaw (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 July 2007 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dairy Farming: Milk

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the volume of milk production was in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) England in each year for which figures are available.
Answer

Precise estimates of milk production in these regions are not readily available. However, the following table provides estimates of the volume of milk produced in Cornwall, the South West and England for the years 1979 to 2006 calculated by applying the average UK milk yield to the number of dairy cows in each region.

Milk production (million litres)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West region England
1979 509 3,648 10,979
1980 519 3,698 10,970
1981 516 3,683 10,793
1982 557 3,904 11,396
1983 581 4,041 11,765
1984 555 3,813 11,043
1985 545 3,751 10,797
1986 563 3,827 10,983
1987 540 3,665 10,439
1988 524 3,584 10,184
1989 517 3,546 10,038
1990 531 3,630 10,290
1991 517 3,503 9,940
1992 517 3,461 9,800
1993 515 3,474 9,790
1994 531 3,598 10,054
1995 521 3,506 9,766
1996 526 3,515 9,889
1997 530 3,503 9,840
1998 508 3,356 9,484
1999 535 3,516 9,896
2000 513 3,332 9,418
2001 555 3,448 9,457
2002 536 3,424 9,495
2003 539 3,428 9,500
2004 520 3,267 9,055
2005 501 3,196 8,886
2006 503 3,157 8,775

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
149220; 463 c381-2W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Dairy farming Production Milk
Link
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