agriculture in the united kingdom seminar 2006 future financial prospects and impact of cap reform on specific sectors total income from farming projections 1 defra has for some years published per full time worker auk reflecting market information policy developments known preceding autumn following chart shows 2005 it must be emphasised that these types projection have very broad margins uncertainty is an industry where events such as disease outbreak or poor weather can shift incomes underlying trend individual 2 estimated to fallen by 11 4 cent real terms about 40 above low point 2000 60 below peak 1995 dramatic rise s profitability early nineties followed decline euro sterling exchange rate after left mechanism equally rapid reverse second half decade was caused increases lower