Farmers: Personal Income

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 22 March 2023.

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Photo of The Bishop of St Albans 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.

Photo of Lord Benyon 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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