– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 21 March 2011.
Question S3W-40577
To ask the Scottish Executive what change there has been in the shortfall between target consumption and production of (a) fresh fruit, (b) non-citrus fresh fruit and (c) vegetables since the publication of the report, A Scottish Diet, in 1993.
According to the Scottish Dietary Goals the target consumption is for an average intake to more than 400grams of fruit and vegetables per person per day. The 2009 Scottish Health Survey indicates a slight upward trend in personal fruit and vegetables consumption. It is not possible to compare the difference between national consumption and production with personal fruit and vegetables consumption.
The amount of fruit and vegetables produced in Scotland is shown in the following table.
Annual Production of Fruit and Vegetables (1993-2001)
Tonnes | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
Vegetable | 171,122 | 176,780 | 207,088 | 198,088 | 196,766 | 199,653 | 235,928 | 256,436 | |
Potatoes | 587,893 | 496,617 | 407,697 | 442,897 | 429,229 | ||||
Fruit | 10,625 | 11,097 | 12,044 | 12,331 | 13,556 | 11,884 | 10,209 | 14,327 | 13,824 |
Annual Production of Fruit and Vegetables (2002- 2010)
Tonnes | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 20091 | 2010 |
Vegetable | 227,181 | 245,419 | 256,047 | 248,824 | 292,042 | 284,239 | 285,753 | 365,149 | 358,761 |
Potatoes | 580,472 | 637,088 | 533,362 | 621,676 | 591,117 | 766,073 | 748,490 | 677,629 | 764,810 |
Fruit | 11,733 | 15,798 | 16,135 | 22,312 | 20,374 | 24,224 | 26,315 | 26,982 | 26,204 |
Note: 1. From 2009 onwards data on land use (on which these data depend) has been obtained from the Single Application Form (SAF) for holdings claiming Single Farm Payments. Caution should be used when comparing this data with earlier years.
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