Scottish farm business income: annual estimates 2016-2017
This publication provides estimates of average farm business incomes for the accounting year 2016-17, which relates to the 2016 crop year. For the most recent data, visit the Scottish farm business income (FBI) collection page below.
Table 6: Farm Business Income, outputs and inputs performance bands by quartile: 2016-17
Type of farm | Specialist Sheep (LFA) | Specialist Cattle (LFA) | Cattle and sheep (LFA) | Cereals | General Cropping | Dairy | Lowland Cattle and Sheep | Mixed | All Farm Types | ||||||||||||||||||
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Performance band | Lower 25% | Average | Upper 25% | Lower 25% | Average | Upper 25% | Lower 25% | Average | Upper 25% | Lower 25% | Average | Upper 25% | Lower 25% | Average | Upper 25% | Lower 25% | Average | Upper 25% | Lower 25% | Average | Upper 25% | Lower 25% | Average | Upper 25% | Lower 25% | Average | Upper 25% |
Number of farms in sample | 12 | 48 | 12 | 31 | 124 | 31 | 16 | 62 | 16 | 15 | 58 | 15 | 14 | 53 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 18 | 72 | 18 | 123 | 490 | 123 |
Average size of business (SLR) | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Average size of farm (hectares) | 598 | 754 | 2,508 | 163 | 185 | 223 | 338 | 427 | 790 | 161 | 164 | 194 | 163 | 178 | 201 | 150 | 157 | 216 | 86 | 129 | 282 | 223 | 182 | 191 | 249 | 306 | 650 |
Area of cereals (hectares) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 106 | 110 | 126 | 96 | 99 | 118 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 63 | 76 | 113 | 34 | 34 | 42 |
Area of potatoes (hectares) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Area of oilseed rape (hectares) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Area of other crops (hectares) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Area of fodder | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Area of grass | 80 | 85 | 156 | 102 | 112 | 148 | 83 | 130 | 249 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 116 | 132 | 188 | 71 | 95 | 216 | 84 | 71 | 51 | 78 | 87 | 150 |
Number of ewes | 577 | 602 | 1,381 | 114 | 149 | 156 | 514 | 612 | 1,085 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 230 | 184 | 414 | 145 | 99 | 64 | 230 | 243 | 508 |
Number of suckler cows | 3 | 9 | 38 | 72 | 80 | 110 | 55 | 60 | 104 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 48 | 141 | 38 | 40 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 72 |
Number of dairy cows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 184 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
Output yield per dairy cow (ltrs) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,055 | 7,053 | 7,551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Revenue value pence per litre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of other cattle | 3 | 11 | 52 | 130 | 137 | 196 | 71 | 79 | 155 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 191 | 217 | 340 | 97 | 148 | 272 | 75 | 120 | 258 | 76 | 89 | 153 |
Headcount of unpaid workers | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
Number of unpaid workers (FTE) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Average output £ per farm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total crop output | 1,169 | 1,369 | 2,526 | 9,152 | 8,498 | 12,816 | 5,485 | 2,488 | 6,111 | 112,438 | 125,237 | 184,193 | 119,288 | 189,922 | 322,020 | 8,122 | 10,733 | 19,653 | 8,885 | 16,359 | 20,325 | 68,188 | 77,957 | 104,542 | 37,549 | 46,114 | 65,549 |
Total livestock output | 25,010 | 39,791 | 123,481 | 81,784 | 104,965 | 167,213 | 84,799 | 102,100 | 211,932 | 23,437 | 14,819 | 13,081 | 14,107 | 15,134 | 13,121 | 303,120 | 364,714 | 603,936 | 59,073 | 102,122 | 217,060 | 57,695 | 87,626 | 226,243 | 68,881 | 88,387 | 174,417 |
Miscellaneous output | 5,127 | 4,212 | 4,376 | 6,936 | 8,166 | 6,876 | 13,271 | 10,839 | 18,974 | 18,289 | 21,765 | 51,749 | 16,273 | 31,024 | 198,911 | 4,000 | 7,900 | 14,671 | 11,104 | 11,844 | 11,594 | 11,086 | 16,484 | 20,755 | 10,607 | 12,738 | 24,742 |
Total average output | 31,306 | 45,371 | 130,383 | 97,871 | 121,629 | 186,905 | 103,555 | 115,427 | 237,017 | 154,164 | 161,821 | 249,023 | 149,667 | 236,081 | 534,052 | 315,243 | 383,347 | 638,259 | 79,062 | 130,325 | 248,979 | 136,969 | 182,067 | 351,540 | 117,038 | 147,239 | 264,707 |
Subsidy and Payments | 31,912 | 38,965 | 94,309 | 43,983 | 46,678 | 67,871 | 42,193 | 54,925 | 99,830 | 31,173 | 31,978 | 37,979 | 33,001 | 36,102 | 32,014 | 31,481 | 35,294 | 48,995 | 24,514 | 34,325 | 77,283 | 42,577 | 40,522 | 46,931 | 37,532 | 41,307 | 72,241 |
Average inputs - £ per farm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crop expenses | 854 | 3,586 | 9,756 | 16,737 | 15,813 | 16,531 | 11,037 | 10,709 | 22,559 | 55,362 | 54,965 | 71,428 | 51,442 | 66,407 | 107,130 | 23,488 | 25,342 | 37,217 | 11,832 | 18,741 | 34,821 | 40,731 | 39,820 | 54,458 | 24,838 | 25,755 | 36,593 |
Livestock expenses | 21,324 | 21,681 | 55,789 | 43,799 | 45,503 | 50,750 | 48,984 | 46,634 | 84,320 | 17,344 | 8,490 | 5,815 | 6,745 | 6,217 | 4,961 | 184,564 | 173,566 | 243,980 | 36,476 | 52,213 | 92,252 | 25,803 | 40,341 | 131,842 | 40,035 | 41,345 | 69,433 |
Other fixed costs | 58,080 | 48,354 | 89,783 | 92,097 | 83,382 | 88,053 | 82,675 | 79,375 | 142,397 | 143,084 | 120,633 | 160,407 | 133,288 | 156,443 | 309,747 | 193,089 | 187,201 | 261,333 | 65,027 | 77,378 | 134,944 | 132,477 | 122,295 | 139,535 | 106,311 | 98,480 | 141,907 |
Total average inputs | 83,881 | 73,621 | 155,327 | 152,633 | 144,697 | 155,334 | 142,696 | 136,718 | 249,276 | 215,790 | 184,087 | 237,650 | 191,474 | 229,067 | 421,838 | 401,142 | 386,109 | 542,530 | 113,335 | 148,332 | 262,016 | 199,010 | 202,456 | 325,835 | 171,184 | 165,579 | 247,933 |
Diversification Margin | 6,784 | 3,332 | 4,164 | -241 | 1,955 | 1,566 | -480 | 1,650 | 3,085 | 5,772 | 10,878 | 28,766 | -541 | 3,964 | 3,665 | -1,717 | 2,164 | 4,156 | -94 | 1,934 | -252 | 2,411 | 4,034 | 1,564 | 1,512 | 3,436 | 5,361 |
of which: Diversification Output | 8,405 | 5,132 | 8,488 | 3,542 | 4,457 | 3,332 | 2,233 | 5,354 | 11,503 | 9,249 | 18,906 | 44,814 | 2,857 | 7,948 | 6,588 | 6,900 | 8,107 | 9,987 | 1,134 | 4,671 | 3,235 | 11,007 | 8,464 | 5,526 | 5,278 | 7,040 | 10,829 |
Diversification Input | 1,622 | 1,800 | 4,324 | 3,783 | 2,502 | 1,765 | 2,713 | 3,704 | 8,418 | 3,477 | 8,028 | 16,048 | 3,398 | 3,984 | 2,923 | 8,616 | 5,942 | 5,831 | 1,227 | 2,738 | 3,486 | 8,596 | 4,430 | 3,962 | 3,766 | 3,604 | 5,468 |
Farm Business Income (FBI) | -13,880 | 14,048 | 73,529 | -11,020 | 25,565 | 101,008 | 2,572 | 35,284 | 90,656 | -24,680 | 20,589 | 78,118 | -9,347 | 47,080 | 147,893 | -56,134 | 34,696 | 148,880 | -9,853 | 18,252 | 63,993 | -17,053 | 24,168 | 74,200 | -15,102 | 26,402 | 94,376 |
FBI per unpaid worker (FTE) | -10,515 | 10,483 | 35,181 | -9,107 | 17,753 | 73,194 | 2,025 | 22,764 | 44,008 | -21,461 | 14,812 | 47,344 | -8,497 | 34,116 | 74,318 | -29,085 | 16,138 | 60,275 | -6,357 | 11,626 | 32,157 | -11,073 | 16,220 | 49,799 | -11,441 | 17,839 | 53,020 |
Output:Input ratio (including subsidies) | 0.83 | 1.19 | 1.47 | 0.93 | 1.18 | 1.65 | 1.02 | 1.26 | 1.36 | 0.89 | 1.11 | 1.33 | 0.95 | 1.21 | 1.35 | 0.86 | 1.09 | 1.27 | 0.91 | 1.12 | 1.24 | 0.91 | 1.12 | 1.23 | 0.91 | 1.16 | 1.38 |
Output:Input ratio (excluding subsidies) | 0.45 | 0.66 | 0.87 | 0.64 | 0.85 | 1.21 | 0.72 | 0.86 | 0.96 | 0.74 | 0.94 | 1.17 | 0.78 | 1.05 | 1.27 | 0.78 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 0.70 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.70 | 0.92 | 1.08 | 0.69 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
Off farm income (OFI) | 21,552 | 16,237 | 8,182 | 11,612 | 14,080 | 15,124 | 7,465 | 9,155 | 12,500 | 13,132 | 12,242 | 10,325 | 19,764 | 17,789 | 9,307 | 4,983 | 8,191 | 13,182 | 22,032 | 13,001 | 7,188 | 26,926 | 19,109 | 17,003 | 15,642 | 14,305 | 12,548 |
OFI per unpaid worker (FTE) | 16,328 | 12,117 | 3,915 | 9,597 | 9,778 | 10,960 | 5,878 | 5,907 | 6,068 | 11,419 | 8,807 | 6,257 | 17,967 | 12,891 | 4,677 | 2,582 | 3,810 | 5,337 | 14,214 | 8,281 | 3,612 | 17,484 | 12,825 | 11,412 | 11,850 | 9,665 | 7,050 |
Full-Time equivalent (FTE) is 1,900 hours.
Off farm Income is only collected for farmers and their spouse as the midpoint of the range in which their income falls.