Written answers
Thursday, 8 March 2007
Department of Agriculture and Food
Food Industry
5:00 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 255: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which beef, lamb, dairy or cereal production has increased or otherwise in each of the past 10 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9357/07]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Statistics available from the Central Statistics Office show the trend in output value at farm gate prices for cattle, sheep, milk and crops for the period 1996 to 2006. They reflect changes in both output volumes and market prices and do not take into account direct payments.
â'¬m | Cattle | Sheep | Milk | Cereals |
1996 | 1,482.7 | 241.8 | 1,536.0 | 201 |
1997 | 1,382.6 | 230.0 | 1,414.5 | 160 |
1998 | 1,385.0 | 214.0 | 1,431.2 | 143.1 |
1999 | 1,330.7 | 198.0 | 1,408.7 | 164.1 |
2000 | 1,382.1 | 203.4 | 1,447.1 | 185.1 |
2001 | 1,260.3 | 284.4 | 1,566.2 | 169.8 |
2002 | 1,179.0 | 202.1 | 1,413.0 | 141.9 |
2003 | 1,244.0 | 193.2 | 1,431.8 | 171.7 |
2004 | 1,346.1 | 200.4 | 1,417.5 | 181.4 |
2005 | 1,413.2 | 191.9 | 1,369.0 | 125.7 |
2006 | 1,479.4 | 190.4 | 1,323.0 | 163.0 |
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