Total Income from Farming Estimates: 2018-2020

Total Income from Farming (TIFF) is the official measure of the profit gained by the agriculture industry in Scotland. It provides a breakdown of the value of farm production, subsidies and costs.


Support payments decreased 2% in 2020

A line chart showing the value of support payments from 2010 to 2020.

Before 2014 the main support payment called 'Basic Payment Scheme' was paid through the 'Single Farm Payment'

Total support payments to farming in 2020 - £452 million

The value of support payments fell by two per cent in 2020.

Basic Payments are estimated to have increase three per cent in 2020 to £275 million. This is due to the amount paid by the EU increasing, as the EU moves to make payments per hectare more equal throughout Europe.

The exchange rate can affect the overall amount of support available for agriculture. However in 2020 this had little effect on the overall payments received by Scottish Farmers as the exchange rate between sterling and the euro remained fairly constant over 2020.

Contact

Email:  christina.coakley@gov.scot

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