produced by ministry of agriculture fisheries and food scottish executive rural affairs department development northern ireland national assembly for wales in the united kingdom 2000 london stationery office ii crown copyright 2001 published with permission on behalf controller her majesty s applications reproduction should be made writing to unit st clements house 2 16 colegate norwich nr3 1bq first isbn 011 243062 7 paper which this publication is printed uses pulp from managed forests only total chlorine free tcf tj 003724 c15 03 01 9385 14446 iii contents preface vii 1 key events policy developments farming income economy 15 3 structure industry 20 4 prices 25 5 commodities 27 cereals 29 other crops 33 horticulture 38 livestock 42 products 49 purchased feedingstuffs seeds 54 6 aggregate accounts 56 farm rents land balance sheets 74 8 business data 79