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Average Farm Cost Headings by Farm Type

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Data valuesData descriptionFarm TypeCost HeadingYear
584900AverageDairyFarm business costs2024-25
582800AverageDairyFarm business costs2023-24
532100AverageDairyFarm business costs2022-23
418400AverageDairyFarm business costs2021-22
403100AverageDairyFarm business costs2020-21
378900AverageDairyFarm business costs2019-20
379300AverageDairyFarm business costs2018-19
317600AverageDairyFarm business costs2017-18
277400AverageDairyFarm business costs2016-17
578300AverageDairyAgricultural costs2024-25
576000AverageDairyAgricultural costs2023-24
526700AverageDairyAgricultural costs2022-23
411800AverageDairyAgricultural costs2021-22
396800AverageDairyAgricultural costs2020-21
372800AverageDairyAgricultural costs2019-20
372800AverageDairyAgricultural costs2018-19
312000AverageDairyAgricultural costs2017-18
271100AverageDairyAgricultural costs2016-17
346600AverageDairyVariable costs2024-25
354400AverageDairyVariable costs2023-24
342000AverageDairyVariable costs2022-23
258400AverageDairyVariable costs2021-22
245700AverageDairyVariable costs2020-21
228800AverageDairyVariable costs2019-20
232200AverageDairyVariable costs2018-19
192400AverageDairyVariable costs2017-18
165100AverageDairyVariable costs2016-17
35400AverageDairyCrop costs2024-25
44500AverageDairyCrop costs2023-24
46500AverageDairyCrop costs2022-23
26400AverageDairyCrop costs2021-22
25700AverageDairyCrop costs2020-21
25900AverageDairyCrop costs2019-20
23600AverageDairyCrop costs2018-19
21100AverageDairyCrop costs2017-18
18400AverageDairyCrop costs2016-17
3700AverageDairySeeds2024-25
3600AverageDairySeeds2023-24
3400AverageDairySeeds2022-23
2600AverageDairySeeds2021-22
2900AverageDairySeeds2020-21
2500AverageDairySeeds2019-20
2500AverageDairySeeds2018-19
2100AverageDairySeeds2017-18
1800AverageDairySeeds2016-17
24700AverageDairyFertilisers2024-25
33700AverageDairyFertilisers2023-24
37200AverageDairyFertilisers2022-23
19000AverageDairyFertilisers2021-22
18400AverageDairyFertilisers2020-21
19200AverageDairyFertilisers2019-20
17200AverageDairyFertilisers2018-19
15500AverageDairyFertilisers2017-18
13600AverageDairyFertilisers2016-17
2400AverageDairyCrop protection2024-25
2800AverageDairyCrop protection2023-24
2200AverageDairyCrop protection2022-23
1600AverageDairyCrop protection2021-22
1500AverageDairyCrop protection2020-21
1500AverageDairyCrop protection2019-20
1300AverageDairyCrop protection2018-19
1300AverageDairyCrop protection2017-18
1000AverageDairyCrop protection2016-17
4600AverageDairyOther crop costs2024-25
4400AverageDairyOther crop costs2023-24
3700AverageDairyOther crop costs2022-23
3200AverageDairyOther crop costs2021-22
2900AverageDairyOther crop costs2020-21
2700AverageDairyOther crop costs2019-20
2700AverageDairyOther crop costs2018-19
2400AverageDairyOther crop costs2017-18
2000AverageDairyOther crop costs2016-17
272600AverageDairyLivestock costs2024-25
271800AverageDairyLivestock costs2023-24
261200AverageDairyLivestock costs2022-23
200600AverageDairyLivestock costs2021-22
187700AverageDairyLivestock costs2020-21
174000AverageDairyLivestock costs2019-20
180900AverageDairyLivestock costs2018-19
146600AverageDairyLivestock costs2017-18
125400AverageDairyLivestock costs2016-17
194300AverageDairyPurchased feed & fodder2024-25
195700AverageDairyPurchased feed & fodder2023-24
192300AverageDairyPurchased feed & fodder2022-23
140500AverageDairyPurchased feed & fodder2021-22
127500AverageDairyPurchased feed & fodder2020-21
119400AverageDairyPurchased feed & fodder2019-20
125500AverageDairyPurchased feed & fodder2018-19
99100AverageDairyPurchased feed & fodder2017-18
84200AverageDairyPurchased feed & fodder2016-17
15300AverageDairyVeterinary fees & medicines2024-25
15000AverageDairyVeterinary fees & medicines2023-24
13400AverageDairyVeterinary fees & medicines2022-23
13200AverageDairyVeterinary fees & medicines2021-22
13500AverageDairyVeterinary fees & medicines2020-21
13000AverageDairyVeterinary fees & medicines2019-20
12800AverageDairyVeterinary fees & medicines2018-19
11300AverageDairyVeterinary fees & medicines2017-18
11000AverageDairyVeterinary fees & medicines2016-17
55700AverageDairyOther livestock costs2024-25
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Next update expected:January 2027

Updates

22nd January 2026

This dataset was updated on the 22nd of January and the 2024-25 data has been added.

14th January 2026
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Official statistics
Data provider
Welsh Government
Data source
Farm Business Survey, Wales

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

Farm Cost Headings by Farm Type, 2016-17 to 2023-24.

Average figures per farm have been rounded to the nearest £100, therefore rounded figures may not add up exactly to totals. Percentage calculations have been undertaken on unrounded figures.

Definitions for each cost type can be found in the associated statistical release and accompanying tables.

Data collection or calculation

Farm Business Survey, Welsh Government. Statistical results from the Farm Business Survey (FBS) in Wales are produced and published annually by Aberystwyth University.

Farms are randomly selected from the June Census returns to provide a representative sample of 550 Welsh farms covering the main farm types. Letters are sent to potential participants and if the farmer agrees, a convenient visiting date is arranged by phone. During this recruiting visit the farm area, farming system, opening stock numbers and bank details, as well as other relevant information is obtained.

Statistical quality

Statistics produced from the same data by IBERS may differ in some respects from those in this statistical release. The differences arise largely from:

Weighting: the statistics in this release are weighted to be representative of the population (farm businesses with a Standard Output of at least €25,000). However, the statistics produced by IBERS are unweighted so are only representative of the farms included in the sample. Inter-year identical sample: Some of the statistics published by IBERS are for an inter-year identical sample (farms included in the sample for two years in a row). Not every farm is included in the sample for two years in a row. Therefore, the inter-year identical sample includes a smaller number of farms for each year, so the results for this group of farms may differ.

The sample for the Farm Business Survey is predominantly drawn from those farm businesses in Wales with a Standard Output (SO) of at least €25,000, based on activity recorded in the previous June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture. The results reported here will not therefore be representative of very small and part-time holdings.

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Welsh Government
Contact email
stats.agric@gov.wales

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