Total farm income profitability decreases by more than £1 billion

Defra's latest figures revealed large decreases in crop outputs, poor yields and high global costs from the war in Ukraine had driven a 19% drop in farming profitability in England between 2022 and 2023

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"While farmers are well used to dealing with variation year on year, the volatility we have seen in the last few years is not sustainable. Food security is national security, and that's why we need the new Government to be prioritising food production in its policy-making."
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"While farmers are well used to dealing with variation year on year, the volatility we have seen in the last few years is not sustainable. Food security is national security, and that's why we need the new Government to be prioritising food production in its policy-making."

Total farm income profitability fell by more than £1 billion according to latest figures from Defra. The Government body said large decreases in crop outputs, poor yields and high global costs from...

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