June Survey Results – Wales December 4, 2013 12:00 am The results from the June survey for Wales have been published. The table below shows the main categories. Agricultural June Census 2013: Wales ‘000 hectares 2012 2013 Change Wheat 25.6 15.1 -41% Winter Barley 7.7 5.0 -36% Spring Barley 14.1 15.4 +9% Forage Maize 10.8 9.6 -11% Potatoes 2.9 2.6 -12% Oilseed Rape 5.6 4.7 -17% Fallow 0.6 0.7 +11% Total Arable Land 84.2 79.5 -6% Total Agricultural Area 1,748 1,739 -0.5% ‘000 head 2012 2013 Change Total Dairy Breeding Herd 223.6 223.2 -0.2% Total Beef Breeding Herd 183.4 174.1 -5% Total Cattle 1,113 1,094 -2% Total Sheep & Lambs 8,898 9,460 +6% Total Pigs 28.7 24.9 -13% Total Poultry 8,248 8,559 +4% Source: Welsh Government/The Andersons Centre The total amount of agricultural land fell between 2012 and 2013. Including rough grazing, the land used for agriculture covers 84% of the total land area of Wales. The milking herd remained at around 223,000 animals whilst the beef breeding herd fell by 5%. Beef females under 1 year also saw a decrease (7.9%) in the year to June 2013. The number of workers on farms fell by 9% to around 53,000. The total number of employed workers fell by 2.3% to June 2013 and stands at 13,000. This was caused by a a fall in the number of casual workers employed on the survey day, the number of regular workers showed a small increase (0.7%).
