Improved fruit and veg prices increase UK farm income by 3.3%
Provisional figures from the UK Government’s food and farming department suggest Total Income From Farming (Tiff) in real terms rose by £59million, or 1.5%, to £3.963billion. Average individual incomes in real terms were also up 2.2% to £20,657.
In a report, Defra said: “The key contributors to the change were the increases in fruit, vegetables and plants by £546million, direct payments by £309million, potatoes by £171million, combined with reduction in fertiliser costs by £250million and animal feed costs by £157million. In contrast these were offset by a decrease in wheat of £437million, milk of £401million and oilseed rape of £170million.”
source: pressandjournal.co.uk
