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Income estimate 2023: Large differences in income between agricultural and horticultural sectors
18/12/2023
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Farm income
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Arable farming:
A lower but above-average farm income
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Bulb growing:
Income improved: higher average prices but fewer bulbs
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Tree nursery:
Drop in income from tree nurseries, differences between crops
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Fruit growing:
Estimated income for harvest year 2024 almost the same as 2023
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Goat farming:
Halving of income on dairy goat farms due to lower milk price
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Protected vegetable cultivation:
Slight decrease in revenues for greenhouse vegetable businesses due to energy
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Greenhouse horticulture:
Increase in income for greenhouse growers; yields rise slightly more than costs
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Agriculture:
Income estimate 2024: Large differences in income between agricultural and horticultural sectors
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Laying hen farming:
Income on layer-hen farms decreased
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Dairy farming:
Higher income on dairy farms due to higher milk price
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Outdoor vegetable production:
Income increased for open-field vegetable producers
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Pot and bedding plant cultivation:
Income about 115,000 euros lower than last year
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Cut flower cultivation:
Farm income significantly increased
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Pig farming:
Income from pig farms has decreased due to lower revenues
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Veal calf farming:
Increase in income for farms with white veal calves under contract
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Broiler farming:
Incomes on broiler farms increased by 15%
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Starch potato growers:
Despite good performance, starch potato income declines in 2024
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Outdoor horticulture:
Higher incomes in flower bulbs and open-field vegetables, lower incomes in tree nursery and fruit sectors
Revenues
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Arable farming:
Price developments vary significantly between crops, but overall they tend to balance out
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Bulb growing:
Moderate growing season and scarcity of flower bulbs due to precipitation
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Tree nursery:
Average tree nursery revenues down slightly
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Fruit growing:
Lower European and lower domestic production leads to higher prices for 2024 harvest
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Protected vegetable cultivation:
Slight decrease in revenues for greenhouse vegetable businesses due to energy
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Greenhouse horticulture:
Revenues increase by 4,5% on greenhouse farms
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Laying hen farming:
Revenues on laying hen farms down due to decrease in egg prices
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Dairy farming:
Reveneus from dairy farming increased
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Outdoor vegetable production:
Higher yields with lower production for field vegetable growers
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Pot and bedding plant cultivation:
Total revenue increased slightly
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Cut flower cultivation:
Yields of average cut flower farm up
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Pig farming:
Revenues from pig farms decrease on average by 17%
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Veal calf farming:
Contractual remuneration on veal calf farms increases in 2024 by 11%
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Broiler farming:
Slight decrease in broiler prices
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Starch potato growers:
Reduced yield
Costs
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Arable farming:
Rising costs
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Bulb growing:
Production costs of flower bulbs at the same level as last year
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Tree nursery:
Tree nursery costs have increased further
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Fruit growing:
Further increase in costs
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Protected vegetable cultivation:
Decrease in energy costs
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Greenhouse horticulture:
Average greenhouse farm costs rise by 4%
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Laying hen farming:
Feed costs decreased
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Dairy farming:
Higher costs of tangible assets, interest, rent and manure disposal
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Outdoor vegetable production:
Costs increase in field vegetable production
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Pot and bedding plant cultivation:
Costs for pot and bedding plant business continue to rise
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Cut flower cultivation:
Total cost level cut of flower farms higher
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Pig farming:
Decrease in costs due to lower prices for feed and energy, while other costs have increased this year
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Veal calf farming:
Higher costs on veal calf farms
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Broiler farming:
Lower costs mainly due to lower feed prices
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Starch potato growers:
Substantial increase of costs due to higher prices
Structure in FADN
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Arable farming:
Average acreage of arable farms above 60 ha
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Bulb growing:
Cultivated area flower bulb farms stable
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Tree nursery:
Stabilization in area and number of companies
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Fruit growing:
Number of fruit growing farms declines further
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Protected vegetable cultivation:
The average size of the representative sample company in greenhouse vegetable cultivation shows a growth of approximately 3,7%
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Laying hen farming:
Farm Accountany Data Network represents 564 laying hen farms
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Dairy farming:
On average 118 dairy cows per farm
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Outdoor vegetable production:
Standard yield slightly increased on open-field vegetable farms
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Pot and bedding plant cultivation:
Average arable area per farm significantly higher
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Cut flower cultivation:
Number of growers in the Farm Accountancy Data Network represents 880 growers in the agricultural census
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Pig farming:
The downward trend of the number of pig farms continues
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Veal calf farming:
Veal calf farms increase in size
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Broiler farming:
Informationnet represents 490 broiler farms
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Starch potato growers:
Farm size of starch potato farms stable
Gross margin
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Laying hen farming:
Margins for laying hens remains 17 euros per hen per year
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Sheep farming:
Increase in margins per ewe due to higher prices and lower feedcosts
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Broiler farming:
Substantial margin increases for broilers
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Fattening pig farming:
Slightly lower net revenues for finishing pigs
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Sow farming:
Decrease in sow margins with 23% in 2024
Profitability
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Arable farming:
Decrease in profitability on arable farms
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Bulb growing:
Profitability on flower bulb farms well above hundred per cent
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Tree nursery:
Average profitabilty of tree nursery sector positive
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Fruit growing:
Little change in profitability
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Protected vegetable cultivation:
Profitability remains at the same level
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Greenhouse horticulture:
Profitability in horticulture under glass stable
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Starch potato growers:
Profitability below five-year average
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Laying hen farming:
Average profitability decreases to 120%
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Dairy farming:
Cost-effective result on dairy farms due to higher milk price
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Outdoor vegetable production:
Profitability of open-field vegetable farms stable
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Pot and bedding plant cultivation:
Profitability potted and bedding plants 2024 down but still more than 100
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Cut flower cultivation:
Profitability in 2024 improved
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Pig farming:
Profitability on pig farms decreases with 13%
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Veal calf farming:
Increase of profitability on white veal calf farms in 2024
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Broiler farming:
Profitability of broilers increases to 115%
Production circumstances
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Arable farming:
Above expectations, yet an average harvest year
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Bulb growing:
A wet spring results in slightly lower yields
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Fruit growing:
Smaller harvest of apples and pears
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Protected vegetable cultivation:
Once again, energy proves to play a key role
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Laying hen farming:
Egg production unchanged
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Dairy farming:
Lower nutritional value of the grass in silage; silage maize higher
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Outdoor vegetable production:
Variation in prices and volumes between crops
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Pot and bedding plant cultivation:
Reversal in market conditions for plants, weather was not favourable for sale of bedding plants
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Cut flower cultivation:
Gloomy weather, import problems and nice prices
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Broiler farming:
Slaughter weight of broilers remains constant
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Fattening pig farming:
Increased growth rate and lower feed conversion ratio
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Sow farming:
Higher sow productivity
Cash position
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Arable farming:
Positive cash flow on the majority of arable farms
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Greenhouse horticulture:
Average greenhouse farm sufficiently liquid
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Dairy farming:
Positive liquidity on 75% of farms
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Pig farming:
84% of pig farm have positive cash flow in 2024
Results per m2 glass
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Protected vegetable cultivation:
Net operating result of glass vegetable company decreased
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Greenhouse horticulture:
Farm income and net operating income per m2 nearly the same as a year earlier
Result
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Dairy farming:
Further decrease in income of organic dairy farms
Contact
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