Swedish Agriculture in Figures
The Swedish agricultural sector (forestry and food industry not included) employs 177 600 people, which is 1.5 per cent of the Swedish workforce. There are 72 000 farms and other agricultural business, which is half the number of 1970. The average farm has 36 hectares (89 acres) of fields.
Dairy farming is the largest sector in economical terms, and is responsible for 20 per cent of the value of the Swedish agricultural production. Pork and poultry production is also relatively large, while sheep and lamb production is quite small. Sheep and lamb production and the production of wool can not compete with Australian and New Zealandian production as these countries have green pastures year around.
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