Table
C4 Area of crops and number of holdings with crops on main holdings, by region, June 1997 |
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North West |
North East |
South East |
South West |
Scotland |
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holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
Wheat |
159
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860
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2,176
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450
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3,645
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Barley |
1,436
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3,707
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3,563
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2,181
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10,887
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Oats,
triticale and mixed grain |
753
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718
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646
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368
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2,485
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Rape
for oilseed and linseed |
158
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938
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1,348
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104
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2,548
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Potatoes |
1,103
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961
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1,512
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312
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3,888
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Peas
and beans for combining |
18 |
27 |
139
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11 |
195
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Crops
for stockfeeding |
1,334
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1,652
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1,421
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921
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5,328
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Vegetables
for human consumption |
213
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247
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622
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100
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1,182
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Fruit(1) |
39 |
69 |
279
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78 |
465
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Bulbs,
flowers and nursery stock |
14 |
42 |
83 |
66 |
205
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Fallow
and set-aside |
690
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2,276
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2,706
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711
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6,383
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Other
crops |
49 |
104
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185
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161
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499
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Crops,
fallow and set aside |
3,243
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4,521
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4,551
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3,169
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15,484
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hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
Wheat |
3,999
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17,903
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79,329
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7,423
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108,655
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Barley |
29,344
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127,061
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147,819
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39,881
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344,105
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Oats,
triticale and mixed grain |
4,090
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7,161
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8,885
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3,536
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23,673
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Rape
for oilseed and linseed |
3,238
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22,142
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32,405
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2,070
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59,855
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Potatoes |
1,229
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6,193
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18,838
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1,352
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27,613
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Peas
and beans for combining |
117
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190
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1,867
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59 |
2,234
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Crops
for stockfeeding |
4,277
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8,044
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9,967
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4,865
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27,152
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Vegetables
for human consumption |
175
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1,826
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9,406
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295
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11,701
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Fruit(1) |
46 |
115
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2,040
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108
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2,310
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Bulbs,
flowers and nursery stock |
8 |
378
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354
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60 |
800
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Fallow
and set-aside |
4,413
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14,748
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21,472
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4,264
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44,898
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Other
crops |
141
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794
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1,180
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428
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2,544
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Crops,
fallow and set aside |
51,077
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206,556
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333,565
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64,342
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655,540
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(1) Soft fruit and orchard fruit. |
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