Defra announce UK farm incomes rise by 8.7%

Figures published by Defra today reveal farm incomes in the UK for 2007 have risen showing that total income from farming per head rose by 8.7%, in real terms to £13,349.

Total income from farming in the UK is indicated to have risen in 2007 by 10.2% in current prices, or by 5.7% in real terms, to £2.54b. The total income from farming per full time person equivalent is estimated to have risen by 13.4% in

current prices.

Jeff Rooker, minister for sustainable food and farming and animal health, said: "I am encouraged by these figures that estimate a rise in farm incomes, during what was a very difficult year for farming, this is testament to the resilience of the industry.