Defra Farm Business Survey results 2022

29 May 2024

An overview of the horticultural industry in the United Kingdom (UK) using external data, including
government published statistics and information from the press.

You can access the report here: Defra Farm Business Survey 2024

Highlights:

• In 2022, the output from horticulture was £4,298 million, 12% of total agricultural output

• Vegetable production remains the largest horticultural sector, in terms of both land use and output,

accounting for 41% of total UK horticultural output and 72% of total productive outdoor

horticultural area in 2022

• In 2022, the UK was 40% self-sufficient in all vegetables, 21% in all fruit and 51% in all

ornamentals, in terms of value

• The index of producer prices showed some wide variability between 2021 and 2022 with indices

for fresh fruit down two points and fresh vegetables up 12 points

• The index of purchase prices saw fuel for heating increase, from 105 in 2021 to 173 in 2022,

along with fertilisers & soil improvers from 146 to 298, while crop protection increased from 101

to 112