farming and food brief november 2006 contents page 1 introduction overall economic position 2 statistical releases 3 forthcoming events 4 contacts the stern review agriculture total net farm income by types of in england horticulture key crop issues prices inputs 5 commodities 6 6comodity news 7 changes retail producers international trade 9 inflation as measured consumer price index cpi government s target measure remained at for year to october employment rate people working age was 74 three months ending september this is down 0 over quarter unemployment up 8 latest figures show that uk gross domestic product gdp rose third a