Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered on 22 March 2023.
The Bishop of St Albans
Convenor of the Lords Spiritual
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average income of farmers in the UK in (1) 2022, (2) 2021, (3) 2020, and (4) 2019.
Lord Benyon
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The average Farm Business Income for farms in the UK are as follows;
2019/20 £39,000
2020/21 £46,500
2021/22 not yet available
These have been taken from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1088561/AUK-Chapter3-14jul22.ods and have been compiled from the 4 devolved Farm Business Surveys. Defra are only responsible for the English data.
The average Farm Business Income for farms in England only, from the Defra Farm Business Survey are as follows;
2019/20 £46,000
2020/21 £51,900
2021/22 £86,100
2022/23 to be published Nov 2023
Taken from Farm Business Income by type of farm in England 2021/22 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Data are reported on a March – February year, so 2021/22 year includes the 2021 harvest and BPS payments (March 21 – Feb 22)
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