UK farm output prices for the three months to April were at their highest level for three years, according to Defra’s Agricultural Price Index (API). However, total input costs in the same period had also risen 5.7% above where they were 12 months ago. Farmgate prices across all farming products increased by 12.6% on the API compared to April 2016. See also: How arable farmers can break the high cost, low yield cycle There were huge gains for wheat (+30%), oats […]
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