Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the volume of milk production was in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) England in each year for which figures are available.
Answer
Precise estimates of milk production in these regions are not readily available. However, the following table provides estimates of the volume of milk produced in Cornwall, the South West and England for the years 1979 to 2006 calculated by applying the average UK milk yield to the number of dairy cows in each region.
| Milk production (million litres) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | South West region | England | |
| 1979 | 509 | 3,648 | 10,979 |
| 1980 | 519 | 3,698 | 10,970 |
| 1981 | 516 | 3,683 | 10,793 |
| 1982 | 557 | 3,904 | 11,396 |
| 1983 | 581 | 4,041 | 11,765 |
| 1984 | 555 | 3,813 | 11,043 |
| 1985 | 545 | 3,751 | 10,797 |
| 1986 | 563 | 3,827 | 10,983 |
| 1987 | 540 | 3,665 | 10,439 |
| 1988 | 524 | 3,584 | 10,184 |
| 1989 | 517 | 3,546 | 10,038 |
| 1990 | 531 | 3,630 | 10,290 |
| 1991 | 517 | 3,503 | 9,940 |
| 1992 | 517 | 3,461 | 9,800 |
| 1993 | 515 | 3,474 | 9,790 |
| 1994 | 531 | 3,598 | 10,054 |
| 1995 | 521 | 3,506 | 9,766 |
| 1996 | 526 | 3,515 | 9,889 |
| 1997 | 530 | 3,503 | 9,840 |
| 1998 | 508 | 3,356 | 9,484 |
| 1999 | 535 | 3,516 | 9,896 |
| 2000 | 513 | 3,332 | 9,418 |
| 2001 | 555 | 3,448 | 9,457 |
| 2002 | 536 | 3,424 | 9,495 |
| 2003 | 539 | 3,428 | 9,500 |
| 2004 | 520 | 3,267 | 9,055 |
| 2005 | 501 | 3,196 | 8,886 |
| 2006 | 503 | 3,157 | 8,775 |