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 B4 Farm business income, outputs and inputs performance bands by quartile: 2014-15
Type of farm | Specialist Sheep ( LFA) | Specialist Cattle ( LFA) | Other Cattle and Sheep ( LFA) (3) | Cereals | General Cropping | ||||||||||
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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% |
Number of farms in sample | 10 | 38 | 10 | 34 | 135 | 34 | 14 | 54 | 14 | 17 | 65 | 17 | 15 | 58 | 15 |
Average size of business ( SLR) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Average size of farm (hectares) | 631 | 721 | 1,008 | 314 | 202 | 209 | 703 | 609 | 1,221 | 173 | 166 | 181 | 157 | 166 | 176 |
Area of cereals (hectares) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 117 | 114 | 126 | 92 | 96 | 106 |
Area of potatoes (hectares) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Area of oilseed rape (hectares) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Area of other crops (hectares) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Area of fodder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Area of grass | 41 | 63 | 128 | 108 | 114 | 133 | 100 | 120 | 221 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 32 |
Number of ewes | 538 | 585 | 744 | 205 | 184 | 192 | 605 | 671 | 1,151 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 32 |
Number of suckler cows | 9 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 86 | 99 | 51 | 54 | 94 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Number of dairy cows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of other cattle | 12 | 9 | 15 | 107 | 133 | 172 | 81 | 74 | 141 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 29 |
Headcount of unpaid labour | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Number of unpaid labour ( FTE) (1) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
Average output (£ per farm) | |||||||||||||||
Total crop output | 1,242 | 1,300 | 1,515 | 6,219 | 8,288 | 6,593 | 4,053 | 2,510 | 4,778 | 112,585 | 130,560 | 161,834 | 131,901 | 148,268 | 173,345 |
Total livestock output | 35,083 | 40,434 | 61,754 | 71,000 | 105,652 | 136,467 | 99,266 | 97,723 | 197,009 | 14,761 | 14,990 | 16,784 | 16,530 | 22,477 | 32,685 |
Miscellaneous output | 24,179 | 13,377 | 9,641 | 4,443 | 8,773 | 12,229 | 2,667 | 9,863 | 10,598 | 16,414 | 18,213 | 37,816 | 18,784 | 23,131 | 62,204 |
Total average output | 60,504 | 55,111 | 72,910 | 81,662 | 122,713 | 155,289 | 105,986 | 110,095 | 212,385 | 143,760 | 163,764 | 216,434 | 167,215 | 193,877 | 268,233 |
Subsidy and payments | 23,923 | 33,209 | 44,268 | 39,177 | 47,191 | 63,319 | 46,991 | 52,658 | 91,547 | 31,697 | 33,180 | 39,690 | 27,464 | 33,152 | 33,108 |
Average inputs (£ per farm) | |||||||||||||||
Crop expenses | 4,278 | 4,240 | 4,105 | 13,443 | 18,835 | 21,980 | 13,436 | 12,177 | 22,833 | 62,959 | 61,306 | 70,444 | 57,196 | 60,270 | 68,337 |
Livestock expenses | 20,213 | 20,765 | 22,771 | 37,816 | 44,274 | 48,859 | 50,491 | 46,807 | 77,305 | 11,122 | 8,467 | 8,700 | 8,009 | 11,125 | 19,238 |
Other input costs | 68,296 | 52,398 | 55,252 | 77,788 | 82,199 | 88,179 | 85,324 | 78,809 | 124,272 | 137,130 | 119,778 | 136,526 | 136,274 | 134,034 | 161,029 |
Total average inputs | 92,787 | 77,403 | 82,127 | 129,047 | 145,309 | 159,019 | 149,251 | 137,794 | 224,410 | 211,211 | 189,550 | 215,670 | 201,479 | 205,430 | 248,604 |
Diversification margin | 1,461 | 855 | 1,322 | -2,180 | 1,083 | 3,684 | -3,998 | 1,226 | 6,912 | 4,107 | 8,837 | 25,937 | 552 | 5,336 | 16,285 |
of which: Diversification Output | 2,290 | 2,273 | 7,811 | 1,464 | 4,981 | 5,412 | 2,321 | 5,336 | 12,682 | 11,764 | 14,224 | 35,054 | 2,009 | 9,584 | 22,909 |
Diversification Input | 829 | 1,419 | 6,490 | 3,644 | 3,898 | 1,727 | 6,319 | 4,110 | 5,770 | 7,657 | 5,387 | 9,117 | 1,457 | 4,248 | 6,625 |
FARM BUSINESS INCOME ( FBI) | -6,899 | 11,772 | 36,372 | -10,389 | 25,678 | 63,273 | -274 | 26,185 | 86,434 | -31,648 | 16,231 | 66,390 | -6,249 | 26,935 | 69,022 |
FBI per unpaid labour ( FTE) (1) | -5,073 | 9,269 | 23,315 | -6,005 | 17,832 | 47,574 | -171 | 16,468 | 39,832 | -25,117 | 12,112 | 47,763 | -4,310 | 19,952 | 43,139 |
Output:Input ratio (including subsidies) | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
Output:Input ratio (excluding subsidies) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Off-farm income ( OFI) (2) | 12,696 | 12,145 | 24,818 | 6,317 | 10,451 | 6,123 | 12,874 | 9,780 | 12,307 | 11,047 | 10,063 | 2,592 | 9,535 | 8,236 | 6,894 |
OFI per unpaid labour ( FTE) (1) | 9,335 | 9,563 | 15,909 | 3,652 | 7,258 | 4,604 | 8,046 | 6,151 | 5,671 | 8,767 | 7,510 | 1,865 | 6,576 | 6,101 | 4,309 |
(1) Full-Time equivalent ( FTE) is 1,900 hours.
(2) Off-farm Income is only collected for farmers and their spouse and represents the midpoint of the range in which their income falls.
(3) Other cattle and sheep ( LFA) excludes farms identified as specialist sheep or specialist cattle.
Table B4 Farm business income, outputs and inputs performance bands by quartile: 2014-15 (continued)
Type of farm | 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% |
Number of farms in sample | 12 | 47 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 18 | 72 | 18 | 125 | 498 | 125 |
Average size of business ( SLR) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Average size of farm (hectares) | 162 | 153 | 180 | 92 | 135 | 167 | 202 | 175 | 133 | 278 | 319 | 541 |
Area of cereals (hectares) | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 33 | 34 | 38 |
Area of potatoes (hectares) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Area of oilseed rape (hectares) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Area of other crops (hectares) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Area of fodder | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Area of grass | 123 | 126 | 153 | 76 | 101 | 124 | 76 | 77 | 58 | 78 | 84 | 104 |
Number of ewes | 34 | 17 | 10 | 231 | 226 | 179 | 80 | 90 | 47 | 230 | 254 | 492 |
Number of suckler cows | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 51 | 71 | 46 | 42 | 26 | 35 | 39 | 54 |
Number of dairy cows | 163 | 167 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Output yield per dairy cow (ltrs) | 6,397 | 7,221 | 7,834 | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | z |
Output value pence per litre | 28.12 | 29.83 | 31.63 | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | z |
Number of other cattle | 176 | 202 | 254 | 87 | 150 | 186 | 117 | 119 | 124 | 80 | 90 | 130 |
Headcount of unpaid labour | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
Number of unpaid labour ( FTE) (1) | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
Average output (£ per farm) | ||||||||||||
Total crop output | 12,927 | 9,708 | 7,112 | 3,371 | 12,872 | 23,792 | 68,782 | 65,839 | 56,442 | 36,998 | 38,208 | 47,996 |
Total livestock output | 370,274 | 434,294 | 584,078 | 60,239 | 109,485 | 167,000 | 75,675 | 87,381 | 108,764 | 86,023 | 98,331 | 149,494 |
Miscellaneous output | 6,093 | 9,157 | 8,190 | 3,878 | 9,157 | 5,153 | 14,443 | 11,587 | 7,452 | 10,130 | 12,188 | 19,856 |
Total average output | 389,294 | 453,158 | 599,381 | 67,488 | 131,514 | 195,945 | 158,900 | 164,808 | 172,658 | 133,152 | 148,726 | 217,345 |
Subsidy and payments | 31,754 | 36,033 | 51,928 | 27,773 | 36,746 | 41,725 | 39,002 | 38,950 | 31,307 | 33,553 | 39,885 | 65,020 |
Average inputs (£ per farm) | ||||||||||||
Crop expenses | 36,819 | 32,266 | 35,746 | 11,088 | 19,526 | 26,577 | 46,195 | 43,588 | 34,256 | 28,182 | 27,653 | 33,667 |
Livestock expenses | 186,840 | 196,974 | 237,493 | 34,549 | 48,037 | 60,865 | 36,003 | 37,343 | 42,659 | 47,882 | 44,148 | 59,916 |
Other input costs | 197,040 | 190,836 | 215,017 | 56,483 | 76,765 | 88,114 | 147,794 | 114,054 | 82,508 | 104,951 | 96,154 | 121,834 |
Total average inputs | 420,699 | 420,075 | 488,256 | 102,120 | 144,327 | 175,557 | 229,992 | 194,985 | 159,423 | 181,015 | 167,955 | 215,417 |
Diversification margin | -335 | -644 | -1,967 | 130 | 1,681 | 6,091 | 3,899 | 2,734 | 1,884 | 714 | 2,334 | 6,692 |
of which: Diversification Output | 6,043 | 4,761 | 2,510 | 871 | 4,462 | 10,246 | 4,672 | 5,059 | 4,319 | 3,234 | 5,751 | 12,738 |
Diversification Input | 6,378 | 5,405 | 4,477 | 742 | 2,781 | 4,155 | 773 | 2,326 | 2,434 | 2,520 | 3,417 | 6,046 |
FARM BUSINESS INCOME ( FBI) | 14 | 68,471 | 161,086 | -6,730 | 25,613 | 68,203 | -28,191 | 11,506 | 46,426 | -13,596 | 22,991 | 73,640 |
FBI per unpaid labour ( FTE) (1) | 8 | 33,896 | 66,291 | -5,299 | 17,424 | 53,284 | -15,927 | 7,102 | 32,466 | -8,605 | 15,534 | 42,322 |
Output:Input ratio (including subsidies) | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
Output:Input ratio (excluding subsidies) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Off-farm income ( OFI) (2) | 9,047 | 5,937 | 4,361 | 19,799 | 10,682 | 3,725 | 13,992 | 14,210 | 3,898 | 12,055 | 10,810 | 6,763 |
OFI per unpaid labour ( FTE) (1) | 4,998 | 2,939 | 1,795 | 15,590 | 7,266 | 2,910 | 7,905 | 8,772 | 2,726 | 7,630 | 7,304 | 3,887 |
(1) Full-Time equivalent ( FTE) is 1,900 hours.
(2) Off-farm Income is only collected for farmers and their spouse and represents the midpoint of the range in which their income falls.
z: not applicable.
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