Farmers never had it so bad

23 July 1998

Farmers ‘never had it so bad’

THERE is more proof that things have never been so bad down on the farm, reports the Financial Times

The Farming Group at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has published its latest survey showing the national average for reductions in profit to April 1988 was 49%, with some farms as bad as 79%.

• Financial Times 23/07/98 page 10