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Written question asked by Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 27 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 March 2006. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 April 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Farm Incomes

Question
To ask the Secretary of State forNorthern Ireland what the average annual income offarmers was in the Province in each of the last 15 years.
Answer

Net farm income is a standard measure of farm business income in the UK. It represents the return to the farmer and spouse for their manual and managerial labour as well as the return on the tenant type assets of the farm, such as livestock, crops and machinery. The average annual net farm income in Northern Ireland for all types of farms and sizes above 0.5 standard labour requirements, for the most recent 15 years available, is presented in the table.

Average net farm income, all farm types, Northern Ireland 1990–91 to 2004–05
Net farm income (£)
1990–91 5,765
1991–92 7,378
1992–93 10,607
1993–94 10,458
1994–95 12,351
1995–96 14,105
1996–97 9,265
1997–98 4,915
1998–99 2,154
1999–2000 1,141
2000–01 5,800
2001–02 8,278
2002–03 4,499
2003–04 8,652
2004–05 9,413

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
445 c480W;445 c480W; 62466
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Farms Northern Ireland
Link
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