#49 Farm Business

Farm Structures
The Utilised Agricultural Area (UAA) decreased by 0.2% to 17.2 million hectares, covering 71% of land in the UK.
The total croppable area increased by 0.5% to 6.1 million hectares.
The cereal crops area increased by 5.7% to 3.2 million hectares.
The area of oilseed crops planted decreased by 15% to 352 thousand hectares.
The total number of cattle and calves decreased by 0.1% to 9.6 million. The beef and dairy herds remained largely unchanged at approximately 1.5 and 1.9 million animals respectively.
Total pig numbers increased by 5.3% to 5.3 million.
Sheep and lamb numbers increased by 0.8% to 33.0 million.
The total labour force on commercial holdings decreased by 1.0% to 467 thousand.
Incomes and productivity
In 2020/21, the average Farm Business Income (FBI) across all UK farm types was £46,500 (at current prices) compared to £39,000 in 2019/20.
Food chain
In 2020 the agri-food sector in the United Kingdom accounted for a total estimated Gross Value Added (GVA) of £115bn or 6.0% of national GVA, a decrease from 6.1% in 2019. The retailing sector increased 14% between 2019 and 2020, while the non-residential catering sector decreased by 31%.
Employment in the agri-food sector grew by 0.6% over the 12-month period to the fourth quarter of 2021 to just over 4 million. The largest percent change was seen in wholesaling which fell by 2.6% (6,000 employees).
Total factor productivity of the food chain increased by 0.4% in 2019 while there was an increase of 0.6% in productivity in the wider economy. In the 10 years prior to 2019, the average annual growth rate of the food chain was 0.6% while the wider economy’s average annual growth rate was 0.3%.
Excluding the effect of price rises (constant prices), consumers’ expenditure on food and alcoholic drinks increased by 10% in 2021 and was 10% higher than in 2011. Expenditure on food eaten out increased by 35% in 2021, whilst expenditure on household food decreased by 0.8%.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/agriculture-in-the-united-kingdom-2021/summary#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20agriculture's%20contribution%20to,8.9%25)%20compared%20to%202020

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