Collection

Farm business income: annual estimates

Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural

Farm business level estimates of average incomes from commercial farms in Scotland.

Introduction

Scottish farm business income estimates provide information on the financial performance of farm businesses in Scotland. These estimates are based on the Scottish Farm Business Survey, an annual survey of around 400 commercial sized farms. More information is available in the methodology.

Changes to publication schedule: Farm Business Income: 2025-26

The publication of Farm Business Income: 2025-26 will be delayed. This publication is usually released in March each year but we do not currently have capacity to take forward this publication to our usual schedule. Prioritisation has taken place to ensure that critical work meeting legislative data commitments will continue.

The publication date will be announced through the Official statistics: forthcoming publications calendar as soon as it is available. An update will also be provided on this page.

We will continue to engage with data users and providers and will be reviewing this position for future publication cycles.

We apologise for any inconvenience this delay may cause.

Contact us

Agriculture Statistics
Email: agric.stats@gov.scot