Distillery by-products, livestock feed and bio-energy use: report
We commissioned this report in response to concerns by livestock farmers about the impact of anaerobic digestion and bio-energy on the availability of distillery by-product for use as livestock feed in Scotland.
Appendix 2 - Estimated Scotch whisky by-product output
Table A1 – Scotch whisky by-product estimates
| Grain & Malt Use In Scotch Whisky Production | Conversion of by-products | Output of By Products | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000's t FW | 000's t FW | t DM by-product/t FW of grain/malt | t DM by-product/t FW of grain/malt | 000's t DM | 000's t DM | 000's t DM | |
| Malt | Grain (wheat or maize) |
Malt spirit | Grain spirit | Barley DDGS equiv. | Wheat/maize DDGS equiv. | Total | |
| e | h | i | j | (e* i) | (h * j) | (sum) | |
| 1990 |
494 |
633 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
154 |
207 |
361 |
| 1991 |
473 |
616 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
147 |
201 |
349 |
| 1992 |
425 |
579 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
132 |
189 |
322 |
| 1993 |
355 |
554 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
111 |
181 |
292 |
| 1994 |
364 |
572 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
113 |
187 |
300 |
| 1995 |
392 |
645 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
122 |
211 |
333 |
| 1996 |
427 |
712 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
133 |
233 |
366 |
| 1997 |
476 |
756 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
148 |
247 |
395 |
| 1998 |
460 |
706 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
143 |
231 |
374 |
| 1999 |
399 |
637 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
124 |
208 |
333 |
| 2000 |
350 |
557 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
109 |
182 |
291 |
| 2001 |
352 |
563 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
110 |
184 |
294 |
| 2002 |
383 |
600 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
119 |
196 |
315 |
| 2003 |
375 |
627 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
117 |
205 |
322 |
| 2004 |
370 |
591 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
115 |
193 |
308 |
| 2005 |
401 |
633 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
125 |
207 |
332 |
| 2006 |
433 |
706 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
135 |
231 |
366 |
| 2007 |
527 |
793 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
164 |
259 |
423 |
| 2008 |
594 |
815 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
185 |
267 |
451 |
| 2009 |
548 |
678 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
171 |
222 |
392 |
| 2010 |
507 |
660 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
158 |
216 |
374 |
| 2011 |
582 |
815 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
181 |
267 |
448 |
| 2012 |
664 |
874 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
207 |
286 |
492 |
| 2013 |
718 |
938 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
224 |
307 |
531 |
| 2014 |
755 |
902 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
235 |
295 |
530 |
| 2015 |
723 |
756 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
225 |
247 |
472 |
| 2016 |
724 |
716 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
225 |
234 |
460 |
| 2017 |
663 |
658 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
206 |
215 |
422 |
| 2018 |
687 |
653 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
214 |
214 |
427 |
| 2019 |
711 |
677 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
221 |
221 |
443 |
| 2020 |
723 |
702 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
225 |
230 |
455 |
| 2021 |
747 |
739 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
233 |
242 |
474 |
| 2022 |
747 |
751 |
0.311 |
0.327 |
233 |
246 |
478 |
Source and references:
SRUC calculations and estimates, Alan S Gray (2018), The Scotch Whisky Industry Review 2018, Pagoda Scotland and Bringhurst et al, (2003), Whisky: Technology, Production and Marketing, Elsevier.
Contact
Email: Gordon.Jackson@gov.scot
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