United Kingdom Agriculture

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British agriculture continues to suffer from the international embargo imposed by the European Union on its bovine products. Indeed, the European partners of The United Kingdom believe that the British government does not implement enough definite measures to eradicate the "mad cow" disease among British cattle and does not fight enough illicit exports of British bovine meat abroad.
All members of the bovine profession are also questioned by the consequences of the "foot and mouth disease".

Farmland surface area:

The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represents 6,308,000 hectares in United Kingdom.

Number of farms:

244,205

Crops

Crop	Yield (in Metric Tons)	Surface (in hectares)	Yield Hg/ Ha*
Wheat	16,530,000	2,100,000	78,714

Livestock

Species	Headcount
Ovine races	44,656,000
Cattle	11,423,000

Number of tractors:

500,000

Irrigated land (surface area):

108,000 hectares.

Fishing yield in metric tons:

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods	Saltwater fish
165,511 Tm.	745,403 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

1,011,474 Tm.