Table
C1 Crops, grass and rough grazing on main and minor holdings for each UK country, June
1997(1) |
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Scotland |
England |
Wales |
N. Ireland |
UK |
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Number
of holdings |
50,328
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181,400
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35,838
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32,118
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299,684
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Crops,
fallow and set-aside |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
Wheat |
108,730
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1,904,870
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15,130
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6,910
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2,035,650
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Triticale |
2,010
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5,710
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380
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nc |
8,100
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Barley:
Winter |
79,040
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736,480
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16,650
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7,740
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839,910
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Spring |
265,800
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207,760
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16,860
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28,710
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519,130
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Total |
344,830
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944,240
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33,510
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36,450
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1,359,030
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Oats
(including mixed grain)(2) |
21,950
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82,820
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4,420
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2,480
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111,670
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Rape
for oilseed and linseed |
59,910
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454,740
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3,120
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460
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518,220
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Potatoes |
27,850
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127,070
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3,260
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7,770
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165,940
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Peas
for combining |
1,730
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95,710
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360
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nc |
97,800
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Beans
for combining |
500
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98,410
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460
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nc |
99,370
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Turnips,
swedes and beet for stockfeeding |
16,100
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18,900
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1,950
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380
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37,340
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Other
crops for stockfeeding |
11,450
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18,770
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3,290
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1,890
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35,400
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Fruit(3) |
2,350
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37,160
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310
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1,640
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41,460
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Vegetables
(excluding potatoes) |
11,790
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112,600
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620
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1,350
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126,360
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Bulbs,
flowers and nursery stock |
800
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13,040
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410
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130
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14,390
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All
other crops |
2,630
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329,880
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6,950
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260
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339,720
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Fallow |
6,670
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20,870
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1,860
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nc |
29,400
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Set-aside |
40,300
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260,010
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4,920
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1,040
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306,280
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Total
crops, fallow and set-aside |
659,620
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4,524,800
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80,950
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60,760
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5,326,130
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Grass
under 5 years: |
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For
mowing |
176,390
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nc |
nc |
nc |
na |
For
grazing |
160,280
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nc |
nc |
nc |
na |
Total
grass under 5 years |
336,670
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735,070
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151,080
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181,940
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1,404,760
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Grass
5 years and over: |
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For
mowing |
152,140
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nc |
nc |
nc |
na |
For
grazing |
660,550
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nc |
nc |
nc |
na |
Total
grass 5 years and over |
812,690
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2,913,120
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912,580
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643,130
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5,281,510
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Total
crops, grass, fallow and set-aside |
1,808,980
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8,172,980
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1,144,610
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885,830
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12,012,400
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Rough
grazing |
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Sole
right grazing |
3,494,050
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700,400
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298,680
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164,070
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4,657,180
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Common
grazing |
578,050
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427,890
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180,310
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34,500
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1,220,750
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Total
rough grazing |
4,072,100
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1,128,290
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478,980
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198,570
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5,877,930
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Crops,
grass, fallow, set-aside and rough grazing |
5,881,080
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9,301,270
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1,623,590
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1,084,390
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17,890,330
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Woodland |
178,110
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251,200
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38,860
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8,160
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476,320
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Other
land |
62,400
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195,720
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17,320
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10,810
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286,250
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Total
agricultural area |
6,121,590
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9,748,190
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1,679,770
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1,103,360
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18,652,900
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Total
land area |
7,708,010
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12,966,090
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2,063,630
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1,348,410
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24,086,140
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| (1) All areas are rounded to the nearest 10
hectares. |
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| (2) Includes rye for England and Wales. |
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| (3) Includes 46.8 hectares of orchard fruit in
Scotland. |
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| nc Information not collected. |
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| na Information not available. |
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