41 5 commodities 1 summary points comparing 1997 with 1996 g78 the value of output all fell by 9 billion or 11 per cent mainly due to lower prices received farmers for main additionally production cereals was million tonnes but volume sold decreased only slightly high stocks carried over from harvest increases in and total payments under arable area payment scheme oilseeds largely offset reduced vegetables impact low fruit 20 difficult weather conditions subsidies cattle destroyed calves slaughtered non food use were 122 annual ewe premium 173 a small final instalment claim paid pig higher poultrymeat 7 2 this section reports on major agricultural produced uk it is