Agriculture facts and figures: 2019

Summary booklet of agricultural statistics produced by RESAS (Scottish Government).


Farm Business Income (FBI) and direct subsidies per farm by type of farming, 2016-17 and 2017-18

Farm Type 2016-17 2017-18
Farm Business Income Subsidy & payments Subsidy & payments as a ratio of output Subsidy & payments as a ratio of FBI Farm Business Income Subsidy & payments Subsidy & payments as a ratio of output Subsidy & payments as a ratio of FBI
£/farm £/farm £/farm £/farm
Cereals 21,295 30,158 0.16 1.42 35,240 33,892 0.16 0.96
General cropping 56,635 36,953 0.10 0.65 66,088 37,853 0.10 0.57
Dairy 41,456 39,780 0.08 0.96 73,144 39,703 0.07 0.54
LFA sheep 16,229 40,066 0.50 2.47 18,231 45,680 0.52 2.51
LFA beef 24,730 42,205 0.28 1.71 24,734 45,255 0.28 1.83
LFA mixed cattle & sheep 37,916 58,069 0.34 1.53 32,649 58,924 0.35 1.80
Lowland cattle & sheep 18,992 30,367 0.20 1.60 31,745 36,164 0.20 1.14
Mixed 23,283 43,130 0.20 1.85 29,051 37,829 0.18 1.30
All 29,186 40,793 0.20 1.40 35,385 42,819 0.20 1.21

Not adjusted for inflation

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