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.
Table B4 Farm business income, outputs and inputs performance bands by quartile: 2013-14
| 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 |
11 |
41 |
11 |
33 |
133 |
34 |
15 |
57 |
15 |
17 |
66 |
17 |
14 |
55 |
14 |
| Average size of business (SLR) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| Average size of farm (hectares) |
648 |
738 |
958 |
196 |
194 |
208 |
289 |
526 |
614 |
177 |
168 |
197 |
123 |
171 |
184 |
| Area of cereals (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
12 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
126 |
120 |
144 |
72 |
97 |
112 |
| Area of potatoes (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
16 |
20 |
| Area of oilseed rape (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
| Area of other crops (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
7 |
9 |
| Area of fodder |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Area of grass |
55 |
63 |
73 |
123 |
115 |
132 |
128 |
126 |
185 |
26 |
28 |
28 |
24 |
34 |
30 |
| Number of ewes |
532 |
540 |
462 |
207 |
186 |
164 |
744 |
692 |
814 |
8 |
16 |
13 |
68 |
39 |
24 |
| Number of suckler cows |
8 |
6 |
6 |
86 |
87 |
89 |
67 |
56 |
53 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
10 |
3 |
| Number of dairy cows |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of other cattle |
7 |
9 |
10 |
118 |
139 |
169 |
89 |
75 |
90 |
12 |
20 |
42 |
27 |
32 |
15 |
| Headcount of unpaid labour |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
| Number of unpaid labour (FTE)(1) |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
|
Average output (£ per farm) |
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| Total crop output |
2,236 |
1,244 |
1,770 |
9,264 |
10,830 |
12,670 |
3,854 |
3,411 |
7,339 |
131,692 |
140,510 |
189,673 |
98,372 |
172,972 |
225,534 |
| Total livestock output |
29,210 |
31,072 |
27,996 |
87,960 |
110,436 |
140,579 |
103,234 |
95,264 |
124,724 |
5,119 |
15,102 |
35,193 |
23,957 |
27,423 |
30,850 |
| Miscellaneous output |
15,998 |
25,876 |
207,712 |
5,819 |
7,438 |
8,649 |
5,112 |
12,999 |
16,220 |
25,698 |
20,755 |
35,557 |
9,162 |
22,865 |
135,189 |
| Total average output |
47,444 |
58,192 |
237,479 |
103,043 |
128,704 |
161,898 |
112,200 |
111,673 |
148,283 |
162,509 |
176,368 |
260,423 |
131,491 |
223,260 |
391,574 |
| Subsidy and payments |
28,321 |
37,043 |
45,569 |
48,766 |
54,771 |
69,843 |
59,095 |
59,251 |
78,254 |
37,920 |
40,024 |
52,705 |
27,675 |
37,097 |
33,140 |
|
Average inputs (£ per farm) |
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| Crop expenses |
4,510 |
3,848 |
3,129 |
19,105 |
21,039 |
20,864 |
11,361 |
12,650 |
18,231 |
73,657 |
64,919 |
78,663 |
45,676 |
67,672 |
81,408 |
| Livestock expenses |
26,688 |
20,507 |
17,811 |
55,922 |
53,536 |
51,829 |
72,210 |
52,053 |
54,731 |
3,596 |
7,641 |
14,667 |
15,450 |
14,917 |
20,309 |
| Other input costs |
61,005 |
50,184 |
85,961 |
92,163 |
85,176 |
97,406 |
101,840 |
81,636 |
91,694 |
152,016 |
127,506 |
154,993 |
110,983 |
147,927 |
232,508 |
| Total average inputs |
92,203 |
74,539 |
106,902 |
167,190 |
159,750 |
170,099 |
185,410 |
146,339 |
164,656 |
229,270 |
200,066 |
248,323 |
172,109 |
230,516 |
334,225 |
| Diversification margin |
1,769 |
3,519 |
28,129 |
-987 |
1,079 |
1,136 |
-3,828 |
1,047 |
3,883 |
6,606 |
6,933 |
10,234 |
4,686 |
6,375 |
4,603 |
| of which: Diversification Output |
2,275 |
4,540 |
31,471 |
1,603 |
4,063 |
3,675 |
2,112 |
4,421 |
7,104 |
12,742 |
12,523 |
15,477 |
11,963 |
17,083 |
7,264 |
| Diversification Input |
506 |
1,022 |
3,342 |
2,589 |
2,984 |
2,539 |
5,940 |
3,373 |
3,222 |
6,135 |
5,590 |
5,243 |
7,277 |
10,708 |
2,661 |
| FARM BUSINESS INCOME (FBI) |
-14,669 |
24,214 |
204,275 |
-16,367 |
24,803 |
62,777 |
-17,943 |
25,634 |
65,763 |
-22,234 |
23,259 |
75,039 |
-8,258 |
36,216 |
95,091 |
| FBI per unpaid labour (FTE)(1) |
-10,553 |
20,011 |
163,420 |
-9,461 |
16,759 |
43,295 |
-11,883 |
15,921 |
33,214 |
-17,236 |
17,891 |
60,031 |
-6,554 |
26,243 |
49,016 |
| Output:Input ratio (including subsidies) |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| Output:Input ratio (excluding subsidies) |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| Off-farm income (OFI)(2) |
13,038 |
9,436 |
4,200 |
9,439 |
9,559 |
7,664 |
9,767 |
9,371 |
26,108 |
13,126 |
9,872 |
5,373 |
14,717 |
11,968 |
6,191 |
| OFI per unpaid labour (FTE)(1) |
9,380 |
7,799 |
3,360 |
5,456 |
6,459 |
5,285 |
6,468 |
5,820 |
13,186 |
10,175 |
7,594 |
4,298 |
11,680 |
8,673 |
3,191 |
(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: 2013-14 (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 |
45 |
12 |
7 |
27 |
7 |
18 |
71 |
18 |
124 |
495 |
124 |
| Average size of business (SLR) |
5 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Average size of farm (hectares) |
173 |
151 |
202 |
102 |
133 |
168 |
244 |
199 |
182 |
261 |
307 |
294 |
| Area of cereals (hectares) |
11 |
8 |
12 |
11 |
18 |
39 |
76 |
81 |
96 |
38 |
41 |
49 |
| Area of potatoes (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Area of oilseed rape (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| Area of other crops (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Area of fodder |
7 |
8 |
13 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Area of grass |
140 |
123 |
161 |
71 |
99 |
113 |
93 |
83 |
70 |
87 |
82 |
96 |
| Number of ewes |
21 |
20 |
11 |
245 |
208 |
227 |
188 |
98 |
51 |
262 |
234 |
243 |
| Number of suckler cows |
1 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
53 |
32 |
48 |
45 |
38 |
40 |
38 |
35 |
| Number of dairy cows |
150 |
165 |
240 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
| Output yield per dairy cow (ltrs) |
6,017 |
7,021 |
7,549 |
z |
z |
z |
z |
z |
z |
z |
z |
z |
| Output value pence per litre |
30.75 |
31.16 |
32.31 |
z |
z |
z |
z |
z |
z |
z |
z |
z |
| Number of other cattle |
184 |
209 |
291 |
89 |
151 |
278 |
107 |
132 |
167 |
78 |
89 |
121 |
| Headcount of unpaid labour |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| Number of unpaid labour (FTE)(1) |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
|
Average output (£ per farm) |
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| Total crop output |
11,153 |
10,821 |
19,740 |
8,982 |
17,321 |
50,755 |
88,142 |
91,832 |
109,456 |
43,540 |
55,303 |
71,157 |
| Total livestock output |
330,424 |
449,340 |
712,548 |
53,492 |
114,106 |
162,193 |
92,053 |
111,983 |
148,764 |
81,354 |
97,634 |
131,887 |
| Miscellaneous output |
5,387 |
10,468 |
8,248 |
2,296 |
7,591 |
67,066 |
16,793 |
15,747 |
18,904 |
11,281 |
15,941 |
60,398 |
| Total average output |
346,964 |
470,628 |
740,535 |
64,770 |
139,017 |
280,013 |
196,989 |
219,562 |
277,124 |
136,175 |
168,878 |
263,442 |
| Subsidy and payments |
38,503 |
43,978 |
73,435 |
31,849 |
41,834 |
56,864 |
54,009 |
52,661 |
56,295 |
42,224 |
46,411 |
59,293 |
|
Average inputs (£ per farm) |
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| Crop expenses |
28,962 |
34,595 |
52,346 |
14,324 |
22,265 |
40,834 |
59,374 |
54,622 |
60,412 |
32,197 |
33,722 |
39,862 |
| Livestock expenses |
171,662 |
210,694 |
307,665 |
36,483 |
56,182 |
86,498 |
49,638 |
52,234 |
59,544 |
49,638 |
48,348 |
57,323 |
| Other input costs |
193,371 |
190,843 |
250,496 |
58,438 |
78,323 |
133,527 |
156,530 |
138,576 |
138,724 |
113,192 |
105,716 |
129,103 |
| Total average inputs |
393,995 |
436,132 |
610,507 |
109,245 |
156,769 |
260,859 |
265,542 |
245,433 |
258,681 |
195,026 |
187,786 |
226,288 |
| Diversification margin |
2,406 |
1,176 |
1,842 |
-1,308 |
99 |
-115 |
1,753 |
3,113 |
4,547 |
1,362 |
3,031 |
8,288 |
| of which: Diversification Output |
6,886 |
4,593 |
3,107 |
4,508 |
2,786 |
141 |
4,532 |
5,695 |
7,299 |
5,390 |
6,981 |
13,441 |
| Diversification Input |
4,480 |
3,417 |
1,265 |
5,816 |
2,687 |
256 |
2,780 |
2,582 |
2,751 |
4,029 |
3,950 |
5,153 |
| FARM BUSINESS INCOME (FBI) |
-6,122 |
79,651 |
205,306 |
-13,934 |
24,181 |
75,904 |
-12,792 |
29,903 |
79,286 |
-15,266 |
30,534 |
104,734 |
| FBI per unpaid labour (FTE)(1) |
-3,756 |
38,854 |
82,785 |
-9,228 |
16,677 |
38,726 |
-8,200 |
17,694 |
41,081 |
-10,456 |
20,631 |
63,862 |
| Output:Input ratio (including subsidies) |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
| Output:Input ratio (excluding subsidies) |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
| Off-farm income (OFI)(2) |
6,293 |
4,899 |
3,296 |
13,211 |
9,876 |
1,920 |
15,652 |
11,646 |
5,080 |
10,992 |
9,887 |
6,948 |
| OFI per unpaid labour (FTE)(1) |
3,861 |
2,390 |
1,329 |
8,749 |
6,811 |
980 |
10,034 |
6,891 |
2,632 |
7,529 |
6,680 |
4,237 |
(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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