Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2015

Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2015 presenting an overall picture of Scottish agriculture using data from the various agricultural surveys that RESAS manage.

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Table A5 Output(1) and prices of cattle and sheep, 2010 to 2014

 

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

(prov)

Finished cattle:

Number (’000 head)

467

460

415

412

411

Weight of meat (’000 tonnes)

166.1

161.7

147.1

144.3

149.1

Average price (£ per kg)

2.80

3.17

3.50

4.00

3.66

Value of output (£m)

465.9

511.8

515.2

576.7

546.1

Cows and bulls:

Number (’000 head)

57

64

65

63

55

Weight of meat (’000 tonnes)

19.6

22.2

22.7

21.6

19.6

Average price (£ per head)

684.23

850.62

910.07

908.17

840.57

Value of output (£m)

39.0

54.1

59.3

56.9

46.1

Finished calves:

Number (’000 head)

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

Weight of meat (’000 tonnes)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Value of output (£m)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Subtract MLC levy

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Stock change (£m)(2)

-6.4

-22.3

13.7

-41.0

-4.0

Other receipts (£m)(3)

22.0

21.9

20.4

20.7

20.7

Total value of output (£m)

563.5

628.7

668.9

669.8

660.8

Store cattle:

Number (’000 head)

17

15

11

14

17

Average price (£ per head)

998.13

1,112.18

1,241.30

1,400.77

1,328.87

Value of output (£m)

21.9

32.3

43.5

45.5

30.7

Store calves:

Number (’000 head)

11

10

9

9

10

Average price (£ per head)

224.95

280.22

391.13

593.09

367.62

Value of output (£m)

11.9

17.0

25.0

26.3

19.1

Total value of output (£m)

33.7

49.4

68.4

71.8

49.8

Finished sheep:

Number (’000 head)

2,220

2,256

2,054

2,171

2,164

Weight of meat (’000 tonnes)

44.6

45.4

41.4

42.9

43.3

Average price (£ per kg)

3.96

4.27

4.19

3.88

4.21

Value of output (£m)

176.7

193.8

173.8

166.2

182.0

Ewes and rams:

Number (’000 head)

483

499

415

460

460

Weight of meat (’000 tonnes)

14.5

16.5

13.5

13.5

14.3

Average price (£ per head)

64.64

72.85

64.37

53.42

62.82

Value of output (£m)

29.2

34.1

25.0

23.1

27.1

Stock change (£m)(2)

-0.1

-4.1

7.2

-4.4

4.3

Other receipts (£m)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total value of output (£m)

196.4

213.5

197.1

175.5

202.7

Store sheep:

Number (’000 head)

225

217

197

208

208

Average price (£ per head)

68.60

71.24

65.73

59.93

64.38

Total value of output (£m)

14.4

14.5

12.1

11.6

12.4

(1) Output values also takes into account expenses.

(2) Value of the physical increase in on-farm stocks over the course of the year.

(3) Scottish Beef Calf Scheme up to 2012, and Scottish Beef Scheme from 2013.

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