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Evaluation of Opportunities for Converting Indigenous UK Wastes to Wastes and Energy
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Table 92 Crop area potentially generating straw, by crop type and region of the UK 302
Year
Region Crop area
(‘000 ha)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
East Midlands Wheat 353 386 348 347 343
Other Cereals 104 90 82 82 84
Oilseed rape 101 106 117 114 139
East of England Wheat 481 513 486 472 470
Other Cereals 177 161 146 143 145
Oilseed rape 94 91 101 104 130
North East Wheat 66 71 68 65 66
Other Cereals 48 44 42 42 43
Oilseed rape 22 25 25 23 27
North West Wheat 28 36 31 31 30
Other Cereals 44 45 42 41 42
Oilseed rape 4 4 4 4 4
South East and Wheat 241 251 241 237 229
London Other Cereals 99 89 79 81 86
Oilseed rape 75 81 83 79 92
South West Wheat 174 191 180 176 172
Other Cereals 139 130 118 119 124
Oilseed rape 41 48 47 45 52
West Midlands Wheat 150 167 157 155 153
Other Cereals 80 70 64 65 69
Oilseed rape 33 36 38 34 43
Yorkshire and Wheat 233 252 237 227 227
Humber Other Cereals 126 116 108 107 111
Oilseed rape 54 65 66 61 76
England -Total 10379 10728 10182 9977 10343
Scotland Wheat 88 101 96 100 103 114
Other Cereals 321 314 295 274. 279 320
Oilseed rape 35 39 36 34 36 34
Wales Wheat 15 15 15 16 -
Other Cereals 24 25 22 19 -
Oilseed rape 3 3 3 3 -
Northern Wheat 7 9 8 9 9 12
Ireland Other Cereals 28 27 26 23 23 -
Oilseed rape 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 -
UK – Total 12197 12896 11935 11648
302 Data collated from Defra Farm Survey 2008, Welsh Agricultural Statistics 2007,
http://wales.gov.uk/docrepos/40368/4038231/statistics/agriculture/agric2008/was07/was07ch1.xls?lang=en , The Agricultural Census of Northern
Ireland and Statistical tables and graphs showing the final results of the 2008 June Agricultural and Horticultural Census, Scotland,
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/01/14164908.