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Table A9 Output and utilisation of principal farm crops, 2003 to 2007(1)

Unit

2003

2004

2005

2006
(2nd prov)

2007
(1st prov)

Wheat(2)

Human and industrial

'000 tonnes

665.3

644.6

742.8

614.6

724.1

Seed (3)

"

7.9

9.9

11.9

9.4

10.3

Feed and other (4)

"

60.2

146.2

142.1

146.2

144.1

Total marketings

"

733.4

800.7

896.8

770.2

878.5

Stock change

"

-5.0

71.0

-74.7

75.0

-46.4

Total quantity of output

"

728.4

871.7

822.1

845.2

832.1

Market price (5)

£ per tonne

80.13

78.03

69.89

82.47

117.60

Market value

£ millions

58.8

62.5

62.7

63.5

103.3

Stock change (6)

"

-0.5

5.0

-5.5

7.3

-6.7

Arable aid (7)

"

20.1

22.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total value of output

"

78.7

89.9

57.2

70.9

96.7

Barley(2)

Human and industrial

'000 tonnes

537.3

669.3

591.1

559.6

612.0

Seed (3)

"

54.6

52.8

45.7

37.6

39.8

Feed and other (4)

"

1,252.0

1,139.0

1,219.7

1,032.0

1,067.7

Total marketings

"

1,843.9

1,861.1

1,856.5

1,629.2

1,719.5

Stock change

"

126.3

19.5

-118.2

47.4

-61.6

Total quantity of output

"

1,970.2

1,880.6

1,738.3

1,676.6

1,657.9

Market price

£ per tonne

74.39

71.93

67.17

77.35

134.82

Market value

£ millions

137.2

130.6

124.7

126.0

231.8

Stock change (6)

"

9.6

1.3

-7.9

3.7

-9.0

Arable aid (7)

"

73.3

68.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total value of output

"

220.1

200.7

116.8

129.7

222.8

Oats(2)

Human and industrial

'000 tonnes

120.1

87.5

106.0

101.2

100.2

Seed (3)

"

4.8

3.0

3.1

3.6

3.9

Feed and other (4)

"

8.9

18.7

16.0

23.6

21.4

Total marketings

"

133.9

109.2

125.2

128.4

125.5

Stock change

"

-1.3

4.7

-12.0

7.5

-2.1

Total quantity of output

"

132.5

114.0

113.2

135.9

123.4

Market price

£ per tonne

71.62

67.15

69.50

75.41

102.46

Market value

£ millions

9.6

7.3

8.7

9.7

12.9

Stock change (6)

"

-0.1

0.3

-0.8

0.5

-0.2

Arable aid (7)

"

5.0

4.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total value of output

"

14.5

12.4

7.8

10.2

12.7

Oilseed rape(2)

Total marketings

'000 tonnes

140.8

144.1

142.1

143.7

160.1

Market price

£ per tonne

156.48

148.37

126.24

153.13

196.41

Market value

£ millions

22.0

21.4

17.9

22.0

31.4

Arable Aid (7)

"

7.6

8.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total value of output

"

29.7

29.8

17.9

22.0

31.4

Potatoes(2)

Earlies

'000 tonnes

9.9

5.7

9.3

5.7

6.9

Maincrop ware (8)

"

662.3

714.2

694.6

845.9

773.5

Seed (9)

"

315.7

318.0

290.4

352.8

320.4

Stockfeed (10)

"

101.3

94.7

90.7

109.9

145.0

Total potatoes

"

1,089.2

1,132.6

1,085.1

1,314.2

1,245.8

Earlies

£ per tonne

194.0

230.0

205.1

276.8

213.3

Maincrop ware

"

96.6

129.4

86.7

140.8

184.5

Seed (9)

"

130.8

158.2

148.3

150.1

167.4

Market value

£ millions

127.3

137.4

110.4

146.2

216.9

Stock change (6)

"

-22.2

4.8

-4.5

31.4

-8.8

Total value of output

"

105.1

142.2

105.9

177.6

208.0

(1) Output data are for calendar years unless specified and so reflect the influence of two crop years.
(2) Crop year. Includes all production whether sold off or consumed on the national farm.
(3) Excludes seed retained on the farm of origin or sold farm-to-farm.
(4) Includes sales to animal feed manufactuers, into intervention, feed and seed retained on farm of origin or sold farm-to-farm.
(5) Average market returns net of marketing expenses, feed and seed retained on farm of origin or sold farm-to-farm are valued at opportunity cost, assumed to be the ex-farm price.
(6) Value of the physical increase in on farm stocks over the course of the year.
(7) Excludes set-aside payments.
(8) Includes farmhouse consumption.
(9) Includes seed retained on the farm of origin or sold farm-to-farm. Valued at opportunity cost, assumed to be the ex-farm seed price.
(10) Potatoes used on farm as stockfeed and so does not equate to Potato Marketing Board Stockfeed Support Scheme.

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