Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture, June 2011

Statistics on land use, livestock and labour on agricultural holdings in Wales include data as at 1 June 2011 with comparative data for the previous two years. A historical time series covering the period 1867 to date for the major categories is also provided. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 17 November 2010.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The number of sheep and lambs rose by 5 per cent to 8.6 million in June 2011. This was caused by a 10 per cent increase in the number of lambs; the number of breeding ewes remained at the same level as in June 2010.
• The total number of cattle and calves fell by 1 per cent from the June 2010 figure. There was a contrast between dairy and non-dairy breeds within this overall effect. The number of dairy breed females (aged 1 year and over) actually rose by 1 per cent while the equivalent number in non-dairy breeds fell by 3 per cent.

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Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5082
E-mail: stats.agric@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

November 2012 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)