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WQ.145/2022
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE
MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC DELVELOPMENT, TOURISM, SPORT AND CULTURE BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON TUESDAY 19th APRIL 2022
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 26th APRIL 2022
Question
“For each of the last four years, in respect of the following industries, will the Minister provide details of the recorded size and any changes to each industry, the financial contribution of each industry to the Island’s economy and the type and amount of Government aid, if any, provided to each industry –
- dairy;
- potato-growing;
- medicinal cannabis;
- fishing;
- aquaculture; and
- the rest of the agriculture industry?”
Answer
• Note that as some farms are mixed (ie. dairy, potatoes and other agriculture), these figures are based on the best estimate for the specific sector; as indicated with ‘*’
• The data is based on farm returns from businesses on the Rural Support Scheme (RSS). Businesses not in the RSS are included where data is available.
• Potato industry farmed area includes ‘rotation’ land ie fallow for season or exchanged with dairy/other uses.
• Medicinal Cannabis is a new sector and commercial sales are not yet measurable and as businesses have not been part of RSS, data is limited.
• Direct payments are Single Area Payment (SAP); Quality Milk Payment (QMP) and Rural Initiative Scheme (RIS) – estimated to specific sectors.
• To protect commercial confidentiality industry specific values are not available – only the published combined agricultural GVA is referenced.
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DAIRY |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
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Holdings (RSS) |
21 17 15 13 |
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Holdings (NON RSS) Herd (Number Animals) Farmed Land (Vergees)* |
0 0 0 1 4,426 3,852 3,776 n/a 7,957 6,308 6,161 6,414 |
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Direct Support Payments |
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SAP* |
£ 205,177 |
£ 189,618 |
£ 216,300 |
£ 236,106 |
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QMP |
£ 544,670 |
£ 399,174 |
£ 399,245 |
£ 398,387 |
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£ £ £ £ 
RIS 14,698 57,175 163,197 45,892 Indirect Sport
£ £ £ £
Herd Management Services 163,000 180,000 180,000 182,500
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POTATOES |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
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Holdings (RSS) |
10 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
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Holdings (NON RSS) Farmed Land (Vergees)* |
3 14,710 |
3 15,911 |
3 16,070 |
2 15,640 |
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Direct Support Payments |
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SAP* |
£ 304,200 |
£ 333,220 |
£ 371,400 |
£ 446,000 |
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RIS |
£ 29,333 |
£ 34,500 |
£ 60,025 |
£ 27,000 |
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Indirect Sport PR Marketing |
£ 35,000 |
£ 35,000 |
£ 35,000 |
£ 35,000 |
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MEDICINAL CANNABIS |
2018 |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
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Holdings (NON RSS) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Farmed Land (Vergees)* |
- |
- |
2 |
3 |
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Support Payments |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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AGRICULTURE (EX. DAIRY/POTATO) |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
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Holdings (RSS) Farmed Land (Vergees) |
11 10 12 15 2,204 2,551 3,053 2,923 |
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Direct Support Payments |
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SAP |
£ 43,419 |
£ 44,751 |
£ 69,684 |
£ 152,845 |
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RIS |
£ - |
£ 28,303 |
£ 196,125 |
£ 14,826 |
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Agricultural Sector GVA per year |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
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Constant 2020 values 59m 60m 46m n/a |
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Fisheries (2021 figures not available)
These figures are for commercial landings by Jersey vessels and are in kilogrammes.
SPECIES Dog cockles Brown Crab Crayfish Cuttlefish Green Crab Velvet Crab Lobster Octopus Ormer Praires Prawns Queen Scal- lops Scallops 1, 2 Spider Crab Squid Whelks
2018 2019 2020 0 80 137 287252 170941 126424 11 6 4 7934 10971 14104 20 1236 0
287 317 180 193503 155374 111289 2 0 3
7 643 809
0 0 2960 29 0 24
0 0 0
275021 337986 249203 289229 301743 199293 631 389 297 838926 735443 179440
Species
Blonde Ray
Dogfish
Wrasse
Black Sea Bream
Lesser Spotted Dogfish Mackerel
Conger Eels
Pollack
Smooth Hound
Whiting
Brill
Bass
Bull Huss / Greater Spotted Dogfish
Plaice
Turbot
Grey Mullet
Dover Sole
Angler Fish / Monkfish Red Gurnard
Sand Sole
Tope
Pouting
Red Mullet
Snipe / Garfish
Horse Mackerel
2018 2019 2020 52655 46343 60801 7154 6634 7769 7248 4502 4321 9847 3052 4796 9500 7590 4860 3436 2100 5227 3194 2069 1649 1689 1066 1673 5070 3340 2178 1391 787 746 1393 1629 1711 1476 6649 7542 859 2238 1700
803 936 647 680 543 652 932 2154 2975 1594 696 672 258 466 601 1940 1243 1304 379 234 1109 181 40 306 870 332 469 133 254 235 42 18 0 191 28 280
Undulate Ray Lemon Sole Grey Gurnard Trigger Fish Ling
Sand Eels
Cod
Gilt-head Bream Thornback Ray Sea Trout Small-eyed Ray John Dory
Shad
Herring
960 1702 95 57 0 31 48 6 51 0 2 3
0 3 93 31 8 31 25 194 10 20 254 562 21 76 0
0 0 1 10 5 0 64 49 433 0 5 0
0 2 4
Aquaculture (2020 and 2021 data not available)
These figures are for farmed production and are in tonnes.
2018 2019 Oysters 1,354 1,253
Mussels 80 97 Agriculture and fisheries statistics (gov.je)
Support for Aquaculture and Fisheries Sector (In addition to Covid related payroll support in 2020)
2020
Fisheries Support Scheme - £252,600
2021
Fisheries Payroll Support - £104,706 Fisheries Fixed Costs Support - £68,898
Fish Market Connectivity Support - £145,915