Editing Suffolk (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Willis Building Ipswich.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Willis Building (Ipswich)|Willis Building]] in Ipswich, a landmark office building in the town]]
The majority of agriculture in Suffolk is either [[agronomy]] or [[mixed farming]]. Farm sizes vary from anything around 80 acres (32 hectares) to over 8,000. Soil types vary from heavy clays to light sands. Crops grown include [[winter wheat]], [[barley]], [[sugar beet]], [[rapeseed|oilseed rape]], winter and [[spring beans]] and [[linseed]], although smaller areas of rye and oats can be found growing in areas with lighter soils along with a variety of vegetables.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/23883014.east-englands-top-crops-revealed-new-figures/ | title=Total income from farming in East of England has soared to above £1bn, figures show | date=27 October 2023 }}</ref>

The continuing importance of agriculture in the county is reflected in the [[Suffolk Show]], which is held annually in [[May]] at [[Ipswich]]. Although latterly somewhat changed in nature, this remains primarily an [[agricultural show]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://suffolkshow.co.uk/ |title=The Suffolk Show |website=suffolkshow.co.uk |publisher=Suffolk Show 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112153310/http://suffolkshow.co.uk/ |archive-date=12 November 2015 |access-date=20 October 2015}}</ref>

Companies based in Suffolk include [[Greene King Brewery]] and [[Branston (food)|Branston Pickle]] in Bury St Edmunds. [[Birds Eye]] has its largest UK factory in [[Lowestoft]], where all its meat products and frozen vegetables are processed. [[Huntley & Palmers]] biscuit company has a base in [[Sudbury, Suffolk|Sudbury]]. The UK [[horse racing]] industry is based in [[Newmarket, Suffolk|Newmarket]]. There are two [[United States Air Force]] bases in the west of the county close to the [[A11 road (England)|A11]]. [[Sizewell B nuclear power station]] is at [[Sizewell]] on the coast near [[Leiston]]. [[Bernard Matthews Farms]] have some processing units in the county, specifically [[Holton, Suffolk|Holton]]. [[Southwold]] is the home of [[Adnams Brewery]]. The [[Port of Felixstowe]] is the largest [[container port]] in the United Kingdom. Other ports include [[Port of Lowestoft]] and [[Port of Ipswich]], run by [[Associated British Ports]]. [[BT Group plc]] has its main research and development facility at [[Martlesham Heath]].

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Regional gross value added of Suffolk at basic prices with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf |title=[ARCHIVED CONTENT] UK Government Web Archive |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070226163731/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf |archive-date=26 February 2007}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Year 
! scope="col" | Regional gross value added<ref name="fn_4" group="fn">Components may not sum to totals due to rounding</ref>
! scope="col" | Agriculture<ref name="fn_1" group="fn">includes hunting and forestry</ref>
! scope="col" | Industry<ref name="fn_2" group="fn">includes energy and construction</ref>
! scope="col" | Services<ref name="fn_3" group="fn">includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 1995 
| align="right" | 7,113
|align="right" | 391 
|align="right" | 2,449 
|align="right" | 4,273
|-
! scope="row" | 2000 
|align="right" | 8,096
|align="right" | 259 
|align="right" | 2,589 
|align="right" | 5,248
|-
! scope="row" | 2003 
|align="right" | 9,456
|align="right" | 270 
|align="right" | 2,602 
|align="right" | 6,583
|}