Question
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many farms are currently selling unpasteurised milk; and what is the volume sold each day.
Answer
Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farms are currently selling unpasteurised milk; and what is the volume sold each day. [18041] Mr. Rooker: The majority of milk producers sell unpasteurised milk for further processing. Statistics are not collected and so the exact number of these is not known. Production statistics for raw cows' drinking milk are not collected. There are currently 578 registered producers of raw cows' drinking milk in England and Wales. Production, in some cases, is known to be linked to seasonal demand. Production of raw cows' drinking milk is thought to be in the region of 1,000 litres per day.