Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture, 2016

Presents an overall picture of Scottish agriculture using data from the various agricultural surveys that RESAS manage.

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Table C7 Number of holdings by size group and farm type, June 2015

holdings

Size group Hectares Farm type
Specialist cereals General cropping Specialist horticulture & permanent crops Specialist pigs Specialist poultry Specialist dairy LFA cattle & sheep Non- LFA cattle & sheep Mixed holdings General cropping; forage Unclassified Total
Under 10 408 192 454 217 773 c 4,592 1,135 3,392 14,933 c 27,266
10-<20 238 36 35 9 46 c 1,789 270 340 2,289 c 5,191
20-<50 540 116 42 14 29 53 2,130 394 332 2,268 128 6,046
50-<100 565 202 27 19 20 241 1,857 323 387 1,228 85 4,954
100-<200 504 228 37 13 16 327 1,716 229 472 752 50 4,344
200 & over 322 122 26 13 11 152 2,462 96 399 836 63 4,502
Total 2,577 896 621 285 895 786 14,546 2,447 5,322 22,306 1,622 52,303

Note: Since the 2014 publication, ERSA has used a new farm typology. Comparisons with previous years should be made with caution. Further details are available at: www.gov.scot/Publications/2013/06/5219/12.

c data suppressed to prevent disclosure on individual holdings.

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