The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the booklet 'Northern Ireland Farm Performance Indicators 2018/19'.
This is the 17th edition of this annual publication, which is designed to provide farmers with reliable data to assess the current performance of their farm business.
Data in the booklet is extracted from farm account information, collected as part of the 2018/19 Northern Ireland Farm Business Survey, which is undertaken by DAERA. The Northern Ireland Farm Business Survey is composed of a representative sample of farm businesses and the data accurately reflect performance levels achieved on Northern Ireland farms.
Enterprise data is presented in gross margin format. Included are details of the value of output, variable costs and gross margin for each of the main enterprises found on Northern Ireland farms. For the more common enterprises, data is presented for four different levels of performance, according to the gross margin achieved, i.e. 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Moderate' and 'Poor'. These represent the levels of performance achieved around the average performance for any particular enterprise.
In addition to enterprise gross margin data, the booklet contains information on hay, silage and grazing costs and average fixed costs by type of farm.
Copies of 'Northern Ireland Farm Performance Indicators 2018/19’ are available, free of charge, by contacting 028 90 524750 or by email from: AEB.EconStats@daera-ni.gov.uk
Download the Northern Ireland Performance Indicator 2018/19 booklet