§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the average level of net income received per farm holding by(a) hill farmers, (b) dairy farmers and (c) cereal farmers at 1996 prices in each year since 1979. [31086]
§ Mr. RookerLong-term trends in net farm income are normally presented as indices because of the changing sample of the Farm Business Survey. However, set out in the table are the equivalent monetary values. Owing to a change in the definition of farm types, data for years before 1987 are not wholly comparable with the more recent data. Data for 1987–88 are given on both farm type definitions to give an indication of the degree of change.
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Net Farm Income1: (£/farm in real terms at 1996 prices) England: Full-time farms Year Dairy Hill and upland livestock Specialist cereals 1979–80 26,000 10,700 21,400 1980–81 25,400 14,200 23,800 1981–82 29,300 22,900 21,100 1982–83 33,400 19,100 34,900 1983–84 18,500 16,200 35,600 1984–85 18,300 16,500 42,400
Net Farm Income1: (£/farm in real terms at 1996 prices) England: Full-time farms Year Dairy Hill and upland livestock Specialist cereals 1985–86 21,900 16,500 7,000 1986–87 23,600 11,600 15,500 1987–88 27,600 15,300 2,500
Revised farm type definitions: Year Dairy LFA cattle and sheep Cereals 1987–88 38,600 14,900 4,600 1988–89 47,000 17,700 6,500 1989–90 39,700 11,200 14,800 1990–91 28,600 7,400 17,700 1991–92 29,800 11,400 19,100 1992–93 38,000 16,100 24,800 1993–94 41,800 18,600 24,000 1994–95 34,700 14,900 31,000 1995–96 38,000 19,000 46,900 1996–97 30,300 18,700 40,500 1997–98 (prov.) 19,100 12,200 24,900 1 Net farm income represents the return to the principal farmer and spouse for their manual and managerial labour and on the tenant-type capital of the business. For consistency, all farms are treated as tenanted. Source:
Farm Business Survey (England).