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Spotlight 2017: Arable Benchmarking Survey Harvest 2016

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Our annual Arable Benchmarking Survey provides farmers with key industry data, enabling them to benchmark their business performance and be better informed in order to drive efficiency

■ There was an increase in crop prices in harvest 2016. However, any uplift in gross margins was neutralised by lower yields. See Yields.

■ The total costs of production across all cereals and oilseeds were, on average, higher than harvest 2015. This is a result of lower yields. See Costs of production.

■ Fixed costs remain a smaller proportion of the crop price in contract farming agreements than for in-hand operations. This was the case for harvest 2014 and 2015. See Analysing power, machinery and labour.

■ Long term planning for the future is vital and a major change in structure could bring significant opportunities. We look at the options for individual farming businesses. See Weighing up the options.

■ From insecticide bans to Brexit and GM crops, we look at the short, medium and long-term outlook for the industry. See Industry outlook.

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