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AQW 50370/11-16 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the economic output from the agri-food sector, in each of the last five years.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 4 November 2015

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
4 November 2015
Answer due by
19 November 2015
Answered
17 November 201513 days after tabling
Department
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Priority question
No

Answer

The economic output of the Agri-Food Sector (the agriculture sector plus the food and drinks processing sector) as measured by Gross Value Added for the last five years (for which data is available) is provided in the following table:

Gross Value Added (GVA) £ Million200920102011201220132014
Agriculture277.9351.8454.4388.0470.0450.5
Food and Drinks Processing617.8636.6643.0681.9717.7N/A
Total GVA for Agri-Food895.7988.41,097.41,069.91,187.7N/A

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