HC Deb 29 June 2000 vol 352 cc609-10W
16. Miss McIntosh

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on trends in farm incomes. [127046]

Ms Quin

In real terms Total Income From Farming doubled between 1990 and 1995 before falling back by over 60 per cent. between 1995 and 1999 to an average of £10,330 per full time farmer.

Looking further ahead, future trends in farm incomes will be shaped by: future market developments; the trend in the exchange rate; the impact CAP reform has in shifting Agriculture toward a freer market; the pace and extent of industry re-structuring.