June Survey Results – WalesDecember 4, 2013 12:00 amThe results from the June survey for Wales have been published. The table below shows the main categories. Agricultural June Census 2013: Wales‘000 hectares20122013ChangeWheat25.615.1-41%Winter Barley7.75.0-36%Spring Barley14.115.4+9%Forage Maize10.89.6-11%Potatoes2.92.6-12%Oilseed Rape5.64.7-17%Fallow0.60.7+11%Total Arable Land84.279.5-6%Total Agricultural Area1,7481,739-0.5% ‘000 head20122013ChangeTotal Dairy Breeding Herd223.6223.2-0.2%Total Beef Breeding Herd183.4174.1-5%Total Cattle1,1131,094-2%Total Sheep & Lambs8,8989,460+6%Total Pigs28.724.9-13%Total Poultry8,2488,559+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%).
