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Agriculture in the United Kingdom 2023

Annual statistics about agriculture in the United Kingdom.

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Agriculture in the United Kingdom 2023

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This annual publication provides an overview of agriculture in the UK. It contains an extensive range of data including farm incomes, land use, livestock numbers, prices, production of key commodities (eg wheat, milk, vegetables), overseas trade, organic farming and the environment. The information is used widely by government, industry, researchers and other stakeholders to support policy monitoring and development.

Agriculture in the United Kingdom datasets.

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Updates to this page

Published 6 June 2024
Last updated 22 July 2024 + show all updates
  1. Figure 10.1 - Note 2 added to advise of how totals are calculated pre-2023 and that the methodology for England will change going forwards.

  2. Corrections to table 8.1 poultry production. Added supply ratios for fruit and veg to table 14.2. Employment figures updated to 2023 in table 14.1b and figure 14.2.

  3. First published.

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