Farm output value under historic pressure

With farm incomes rising in 2024, Cedric Porter takes a look at historic trends and inflation

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Farm output value under historic pressure

The headline figure in the recent Defra farm income figure showed income from farming up by 26% to £7.7 billion, a welcome increase for farmers and policymakers alike, but a different picture emerges when...

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