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Table C14(i) Estimated yield(1) and production(2) of cereals, root crops and horticultural crops, 1992 to 1997

Wheat

Oats

Winter barley

Spring barley

Year

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod-
uction

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod- uction

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod- uction

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod-
uction

1992

121.5

8.20

996.7

26.1

4.53

118.2

61.4

6.78

416.0

249.9

5.31

1325.9

1993

109.1

7.06

770.2

24.1

3.62

87.2

48.5

5.29

256.7

227.6

4.47

1018.0

1994

105.3

7.43

782.1

27.6

4.65

128.4

46.0

6.38

293.2

215.6

4.94

1065.5

1995

108.4

8.25

894.3

25.2

4.40

110.7

58.0

7.09

411.1

231.9

5.37

1246.1

1996

104.0

8.32

864.6

20.0

5.16

102.9

63.6

7.16

455.1

260.7

5.68

1480.8

Average

1992-96

7.85

4.47

6.54

5.15

1997

108.7

7.56

820.9

21.2

5.71

120.9

78.9

6.64

523.8

265.2

4.86

1289.5

Total barley

Oil seed rape

Forage peas

Triticale

Year

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod-
uction

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod-
uction

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod-
uction

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod-
uction

1992

311.3

5.60

1742.0

56.9

3.09

175.8

3.8

3.98

15.0

1.1

4.61

5.1

1993

276.1

4.62

1274.7

59.9

2.04

122.3

3.5

2.20

1.5

0.7

4.26

3.0

1994

261.6

5.19

1358.7

69.6

2.59

180.6

2.4

4.92

11.9

0.8

5.76

4.6

1995

289.9

5.72

1657.2

52.1

2.75

143.1

1.9

2.74

5.1

1.2

6.01

7.4

1996

324.3

5.97

1935.9

49.3

3.01

148.2

1.5

4.77

7.0

1.1

5.84

6.3

Average

1992-96

5.42

2.70

3.72

5.30

1997

344.1

5.27

1813.3

59.3

2.64

156.6

1.7

4.10

7.0

2.0

5.73

11.5

Potato - early ware(3)

Potato - maincrop ware(3)

Potato - seed(3)

Turnips and swedes

Year

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod- uction

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod- uction

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod- uction

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod- uction

1992

0.6

25.20

16.0

11.7

47.43

555.0

15.5

43.13

671.0

22.1

66.97

1,480

1993

0.6

19.51

11.0

10.9

41.30

452.0

15.1

37.54

566.0

19.7

na

na

1994

0.6

19.48

12.0

11.3

42.23

477.0

14.5

37.41

543.0

18.2

na

na

1995

0.5

24.81

12.0

12.6

45.99

581.0

15.2

37.40

569.0

17.7

na

na

1996

0.5

25.66

13.4

13.1

44.86

586.0

15.7

36.10

567.0

16.1

na

na

Average

1992-96

23.16

44.39

38.35

na

1997

0.5

28.31

14.3

13.2

46.00

608.0

13.9

37.90

527.0

15.2

na

na

Year

Vining peas

Tomatoes

Raspberries

Strawberries

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod-
uction

Area
ha

Yield

Prod-
uction

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod-
uction

Area
'000 ha

Yield

Prod-
uction

1992

3.8

3.98

15.0

13.1

201.10

2.6

1.51

6.40

9.7

0.61

5.30

3.2

1993

3.5

4.80

16.8

11.1

211.60

2.3

1.45

3.90

5.7

0.60

5.30

3.2

1994

2.4

4.92

11.8

10.2

216.60

2.2

1.40

2.80

3.9

0.50

5.50

2.8

1995

1.9

2.74

5.2

6.7

260.00

1.7

1.43

2.60

3.7

0.50

6.70

3.6

1996

1.5

4.77

7.2

9.6

387.00

3.7

1.48

2.60

3.9

0.50

8.80

4.6

Average

1992-96

4.24

255.30

3.66

6.32

1997

1.7

4.10

7.0

8.5

350.00

3.0

1.70

3.00

4.2

0.55

8.11

4.2

(1) Yields are in tonnes per ha. (2) Production is in thousand tonnes.

(3) The yield and production figures are partly based on SAC and the British Potato Council estimates.

(4) Yields and production figures for 1997 are provisional.