Written question asked by Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Conservative) on Friday, 10 November 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 November 2000. It was answered by Baroness Quin (Labour) on Monday, 20 November 2000 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what forecasts he has made in respect of the economic prospects of the poultry sector for the next 12 months. - Includes ref to "Farm Incomes in the UK, 1999-2000".

Answer: Sir Geoffrey JohnsonSmith: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what forecasts he has made in respect of the economic prospects of the poultry sector for the next 12 months. [138433] Ms Quin: Income forecasts for pig and poultry farms, year ending February 2001, will be published in a Statistical News Release on 31 January 2001. More detailed information underlying these forecasts will be published in "Farm Incomes in the UK, 1999-2000" in March 2001.

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