HC Deb 11 February 2002 vol 380 cc86-8W
Mr. Breed

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the(a) farmgate and (b) market price was of (i) sheep, (ii) pigs, (iii) beef cattle, (iv) dairy cattle, (v) broiler chickens, (vi) free range chickens, (vii) sugar beet and (viii) cereals in each year since 1990. [34868]

Mr. Morley

The following tables show the farm gate output values, variable production costs, gross margins, fixed production costs and net margins for lowland sheep, pigs, beef cattle, dairy cattle, cereals and sugar beet for those years since 1990 for which data are available. These data are based on results from DEFRA commissioned surveys into the economics of farm enterprises. Data for broiler chickens and free range chickens are not available.

Lowland sheep
£ per ewe
Lamb crop
Output Variable costs Gross margin Fixed costs Net margin
1991 56 23 33 n/a n/a
1992 57 23 34 n/a n/a
1993 66 24 42 n/a n/a
1994 67 25 42 51 -9
1995 71 26 45 n/a n/a
1996 77 27 49 n/a n/a
1997 70 27 43 n/a n/a
1998 66 25 40 n/a n/a
1999 57 24 32 66 -33
2000 57 25 32 n/a n/a

Pigs1
£ per finished pig
October to September Value of finished Pig Feed costs Margin Over feed Total costs Net margin
1991–92 73 42 31 64 9
1992–93 71 45 26 67 4
1993–94 62 42 20 n/a n/a
1994–95 72 42 31 n/a n/a
1995–96 91 47 44 n/a n/a
1996–97 77 43 34 70 7
1997–98 59 39 20 65 -6
1998–99 49 34 15 59 -10
1999–2000 58 36 22 n/a n/a
2000–01 68 40 28 n/a n/a
1 Data based on results from special surveys into the economics of pig production

Lowland beef cattle finished at 16-22 months1
£ per head
Calendar year Output Variable costs Gross margin Fixed costs Net margin
1991 223 122 101 n/a n/a
1992 215 126 88 n/a n/a
1993 265 132 133 n/a n/a
1994 266 138 129 n/a n/a
1995 289 146 143 141 2
1996 256 163 93 158 -65
1997 198 145 53 n/a n/a
1998 209 136 72 n/a n/a
1999 249 134 113 n/a n/a
2000 248 137 111 n/a n/a
1 Data based on results from special surveys into the economics of lowland beef production

Dairy cows
£ per cow
April to March Output Variable costs Gross margin Fixed costs Net margin
1991–92 1,149 413 737 n/a n/a
1992–93 1,240 427 813 n/a n/a
1993–94 1,297 468 829 n/a n/a
1994–95 1,318 497 821 n/a n/a
1995–96 1,453 555 897 n/a n/a
1996–97 1,480 547 933 574 359
1997–98 1,293 485 808 n/a n/a
1998–99 1,192 441 751 n/a n/a
1999–2000 1,117 448 669 n/a n/a
2000–01 1,137 455 682 n/a n/a

Winter wheat
£ per ha
Harvest year Output Variable Cost Gross margin Fixed costs Net margin
1991 861 258 603 n/a n/a
1992 892 253 640 n/a n/a
1993 952 265 688 365 322
1994 1,063 268 795 n/a n/a
1995 1,253 281 972 n/a n/a
1996 1,157 300 857 n/a n/a
1997 919 309 610 n/a n/a
1998 856 279 577 429 148
1999 872 255 617 n/a n/a
2000 835 256 579 n/a n/a

Barley
£ per ha
Harvest year Output Variable costs Gross margin Fixed costs Net margin
1991 659 212 447 n/a n/a
1992 764 211 553 n/a n/a
1993 805 212 593 360 233
1994 895 213 682 n/a n/a
1995 1,076 224 852 n/a n/a
1996 1,028 247 780 n/a n/a
1997 804 249 555 n/a n/a
1998 735 226 509 418 91
1999 761 205 556 n/a n/a
2000 732 207 525 n/a n/a

Sugar beet—harvest year1995
£ per ha
Output 1,886
Variable costs 636
Gross margin 1,249
Fixed costs 564
Net margin 685

Note:

Figures may not add due to rounding

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