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Agriculture facts and figures: 2019

Summary booklet of agricultural statistics produced by RESAS (Scottish Government).

	2008	2016	2017	2018
Beef cows ('000)⁽¹⁾	473	437	433	424
Number of holdings with beef cows	10,214	9,154	8,989	8,812
Average no. of beef cows per holding	46	48	48	48
Cattle output ('000)⁽²⁾	636	603	590	588

Source: Cattle Tracing Scheme

(1) Beef cows refer to female beef cattle aged 2 and over with offspring

(2) Headage; includes all slaughtered cattle, and store cattle outwith Scotland

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