Written answers
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Herd Data
Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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442. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herd numbers issued and active in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42950/19]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The following table shows the number of new herdnumbers registered per year from 2011 to date in 2019 and the total number of herds still active at the end of each year. Please note this covers all species of animals and cereals.
Year | New herd numbers registered | Herd numbers active at end of year |
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2011 | 5,253 | 140,683 |
2012 | 8,473 | 143,590 |
2013 | 7,346 | 146,684 |
2014 | 6,986 | 147,075 |
2015 | 6,862 | 150,705 |
2016 | 4,595 | 152,499 |
2017 | 3,909 | 153,327 |
2018 | 3,298 | 153,200 |
2019 | 2,891 | 154,177 |
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