asked the Minister for Agriculture (1) the percentage increase which occurred annually in milk output between 1974 and 1984; (2) the percentage increase or decrease which occurred in the use of milk for the manufacture of (a) butter; (b) cheese; (c) liquid milk and (d) products in the higher valueadded category.
Written Answers. - Milk Output and Utilisation.
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The information is as set out below:—
Annual percentage changes in milk output and utilisation.
|
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
|
|
Milk Output (¹) |
–3.7 |
+7.8 |
+7.7 |
+7.8 |
+13.1 |
+2.0 |
–1.4 |
–0.5 |
+9.0 |
+7.7 |
+4.3 |
|
Butter |
–13.3 |
+16.1 |
+17.6 |
+2.1 |
+16.7 |
+3.8 |
–8.6 |
–0.8 |
+19.7 |
+18.1 |
+4.4 |
|
Cheese |
+48.4 |
+1.7 |
–14.7 |
+8.6 |
–7.3 |
+18.2 |
–16.2 |
+6.7 |
+5.3 |
–6.7 |
+3.2 |
|
Liquid Milk (pasteur- ised milk) |
+3.5 |
+2.2 |
+3.1 |
+1.7 |
+5.8 |
+2.9 |
+44.0 |
+4.2 |
+6.9 |
+1.2 |
+1.4 |
|
Higher value added products. |
–9.6 |
–22.0 |
–1.4 |
+2.5 |
+2.1 |
–7.9 |
+30.3 |
+19.7 |
+9.0 |
+1.8 |
–4.5 |
(¹) Including milk used in farm households.