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Tenanted agricultural land in Scotland 2016-2017

Average rates of agricultural rent paid for farmland in Scotland; analysis over time and by category.

Sub-region
	10%	lower quartile	median	upper quartile	90%	sample size
Shetland	1	1	3	9	34	15
Orkney	13	36	99	135	170	30
Na h-Eileanan Siar	1	1	4	5	6	10
Highland	1	7	47	102	149	180
NE Scotland	12	56	98	134	175	400
Tayside	11	44	100	163	195	215
Fife	7	74	129	176	210	60
Lothian	22	87	143	181	228	80
Scottish Borders	17	49	115	163	200	200
East Central	11	42	95	132	190	60
Argyll & Bute	3	7	26	88	131	100
Clyde Valley	9	30	77	135	179	115
Ayrshire	13	31	78	124	182	75
Dumfries & Galloway	12	34	90	141	186	260
Farm type
Cereal	72	116	142	176	210	150
General Cropping	14	95	140	179	207	190
Horticulture	71	136	198	420	940	20
Pigs and poultry	123	142	154	281	1,479	15
Dairy	69	105	133	172	210	80
Cattle and Sheep ( LFA)	4	15	50	98	145	930
Cattle and Sheep (non- LFA)	22	76	127	171	233	100
Mixed	30	74	113	151	186	250
Forage/other	5	32	89	123	160	50
Rental type
Crofting/ Small Landholders Act	0	1	3	10	39	280
91 Act LFA	4	16	53	91	128	640
91 Act non LFA	43	101	135	169	196	380
91 Act Ltd Partnership	11	32	94	138	191	155
Short Limited Duration Tenancy ( SLDT)	11	42	112	179	245	335
Limited Duration Tenancy ( LDT)	8	32	94	143	186	260
Seasonal LFA on same location	13	50	116	172	226	1,530
Seasonal LFA on different location	36	89	142	233	296	120
Seasonal non- LFA on same location	20	96	158	211	309	570
Seasonal non- LFA on different location	18	67	173	253	708	85

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