UK: Potato big boost to farm incomes
British farmers defied bad weather and a variable harvest to boost economic output by 15 per cent.
According to statistics, total income from farming rose by £743million between 2012 and 2013.
Output of top quality foods, such as potatoes, poultry, milk and barley rose, taking the value of overall output of crops to £9.4billion, a growth of 5 per cent, or £436million.
The biggest contributor was the value of the potato crop, which rose by £282million (38 per cent) to £1billion.
Source: spaldingtoday.co.uk
