Survey of Agriculture, December 2010

These statistics provide estimates for key variables across Wales as a whole. Equivalent statistics for each of the other UK countries are produced by the respective administrations and are detailed in the release. Data for the UK as a whole were published by DEFRA on March 10 2011.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The number of sheep and lambs increased by 1 per cent between December 2009 and December 2010. The current total is 5.4 million.
• The overall number of cattle and calves was almost unchanged from the December 2009 figure.
• The areas of wheat and barley grown both rose on their December 2009 levels with wheat increasing by 6 per cent and barley by 1 per cent.

Contact

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

Next update

March 2012 (provisional - to be confirmed on Due Out Soon page)