Final results of the 2006 June Agricultural Census

FINAL RESULTS OF THE JUNE 2006 AGRICULTURAL CENSUS

TOGETHER WITH FINAL JUNE RESULTS FOR THE YEARS 1996 TO 2005 FOR COMPARISON

Table 2. Area (in hectares) of vegetables for human consumption, bulbs & soft fruit, 1996 to 2006

												Percentage
												change between
	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2005 & 2006
Vegetables for human consumption
Peas for canning, freezing or drying	4,160	3,360	3,930	2,880	3,700	3,250	3,200	3,310	3,400	3,170	3,840	21.1%
Beans for canning, freezing or drying	460	980	440	240	410	430	640	810	540	280	300	7.1%
Turnips/swedes	2,250	1,970	1,990	2,130	1,890	2,080	1,570	1,440	1,450	1,620	1,650	1.9%
Calabrese	1,380	1,520	1,360	1,350	1,180	1,210	1,230	1,030	1,170	1,390	1,040	-25.2%
Cauliflower/broccoli	560	450	370	360	360	380	280	590	650	540	440	-18.5%
Carrots	1,790	1,940	1,760	1,860	1,680	1,700	1,660	1,820	2,000	1,940	2,190	12.9%
Other vegetables	1,670	1,580	1,460	1,560	1,560	1,550	1,520	1,590	1,480	1,630	1,820	11.7%
Total	12,270	11,790	11,300	10,370	10,780	10,600	10,110	10,590	10,680	10,570	11,300	6.9%


Bulbs, flowers & hardy nursery stock	780	800	850	860	870	890	910	910	970	980	930	-5.1%

Soft fruit
Strawberries	520	550	570	560	620	630	670	630	680	680	770	13.2%
Raspberries	1,480	1,370	1,310	1,160	880	670	570	520	520	470	430	-8.5%
Blackcurrants	300	250	260	300	330	440	420	410	410	420	400	-4.8%
Mixed fruit	100	130	110	120	150	80	80	90	90	110	110	0.0%
Total	2,390	2,310	2,250	2,130	1,970	1,830	1,740	1,650	1,700	1,680	1,700	1.2%

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