§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the average income of a cereal farmer in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. CurryThe information is not available in the form requested. About one third of the total area of cereals in England is on specialist cereal farms and over a half is on general cropping farms. The following table provides estimates of the net farm income from a sample of these types of farm in England as recorded by the farm business survey.
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Average net farm income of specialist cereal and general cropping farms in England £ per farm Specialist cereal farms General cropping farms 1985–86 3,800 6,100 1986–87 9,700 17,700 1987–88 1,600 8,400 1988–89 2,100 8,500 1989–90 8,700 21,800 Note: The figures shown relate to samples of farms which change somewhat each year. The movement in incomes from year to year is more accurately measured by a comparison of the results from an identical sample for each year which are published annually in "Farm Incomes in the United Kingdom".