HC Deb 23 July 2004 vol 424 cc792-5W
Andrew George

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate her Department has made of agriculture(a) gross value and (b) gross profitability for each year for the last 10 years for which records are available, broken down by (i) region and (ii) agricultural sector. [184760]

Alun Michael

We do not have data for gross value and gross profitability by region and agricultural sector. We do, however, have data for total farm output (a reflection of gross value) and net farm income. The trends shown by net farm income could reasonably be expected to reflect those shown by gross profitability.

Total farm output and net farm income in England are shown by region and by farm type in the tables.

Table 1: Total output and net farm income by regions in England—All farm types
£ per farm
England: North England: East England: West
All farm types All farm types All farm types
Total farm output Net farm income Total farm output Net farm income Total farm output Net farm income
1996–97 147,800 29,800 197,900 36,600 138,500 22,600
1997–98 125,700 13,600 171,400 16,300 124,900 11,300
1998–99 115.800 8,300 167,300 13,200 116,900 8,900
1999–2000 118,300 8,700 169,100 9,600 110,700 5,600
2000–01 121,400 12,500 168,200 11,400 115,400 6,100
2001–02 131,900 16,500 195,700 12,000 133,700 13,200
2002–03 141,500 18,500 199,100 16,900 136,200 14,400

Table 2: Total farm output and net farm income by farm type in England
£ per farm
England
Dairy LFA cattle and sheep Lowland cattle and sheep
Total farm output Net farm income Total farm output Net farm income Total farm output Net, farm income
1993–94 142,100 34,900 67,600 16,700 69,400 8,600
1994–95 146,200 30,300 64,200 14,400 58,700 7,200
1995–96 163,800 36,200 75,700 18,100 69,600 9,300
1996–97 163,400 30,400 77,500 18,800 66,700 7,400
1997–98 145,800 19,800 70,800 12,000 54,400 900
1998–99 127,300 11,700 63,500 5,700 55,400 700
1999–2000 134,100 9,400 61,700 5,300 57,200 400
2000–01 141,700 14,000 65,400 5,800 56,000 -400
2001–02 174,000 30,700 63,200 7,900 66,500 0
2002–03 156,400 18,300 78,700 18,000 75,000 5,800

£ per farm
England
Horticulture Cereals General cropping
Total farm output Net farm income Total farm output Net farm income Total farm output Net farm income
1993–94 173,100 20,200 126,000 22,800 200,000 36,000
1994–95 195,400 27,400 135,400 30,400 224,600 56,000
1995–96 190,300 24,600 155,700 46,600 258,500 67,300
1996–97 192,900 27,700 159,000 40,700 234,400 36,500
1997–98 195,000 21,300 132,500 14,400 213,000 19,500
1998–99 206,100 22,700 120,600 7,700 231,400 32,100
1999–2000 203,300 19,500 123,900 11,700 207,200 8,000
2000–01 227,200 21,900 125,000 6,200 220,500 18,400
2001–02 261,300 31,800 136,000 4,100 237,300 17,900
2002–03 255,400 34,100 149,000 12,100 233,600 14,500

£ per farm
England
Pigs and poultry Mixed All farm types
Total farm output Net farm income Total farm output Net farm income Total farm output Net farm income
1993–94 233,800 8,700 172,800 23,400 135,900 23,800
1994–95 276,300 22,900 188,000 31,300 146,100 28,800
1995–96 332,600 53,800 225,000 48,400 166,500 38,200
1996–97 352,000 49,800 220,200 37,000 163,100 29,800
1997–98 290,700 16,300 191,200 8,100 142,900 13,800
1998–99 244,700 -13,600 177,500 2,100 135,700 10,400
1999–2000 275,400 -4,400 175,000 5,500 135,000 8,000
2000–01 269,500 32,600 170,600 7,500 137,300 9,900
2001–02 277,300 21,500 166,500 5,400 157,500 13,600
2002–03 317,300 49,500 167,900 13,300 162,100 16,400
Source: Farm Business Survey

Net farm income is the return to the principal farm and spouse for their manual and managerial labour and to the tenant-type capital of the business.