HL Deb 23 February 1984 vol 448 c959WA
Lord Northfield

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are their estimates of the rise in (a) agricultural prices, (b) farm rents and (c) inflation since 1970.

The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Belstead)

Between 1970 and 1983 the rates of change were:

Overall(%) Annual average (%)
Farm prices—outputs +307 +11.4
inputs +383 +12.9
Farm rents +453 + 14.1
Inflation (measured by RPI) +361 +12.5