Publication - Statistics
Agriculture facts and figures: 2019
Summary booklet of agricultural statistics produced by RESAS (Scottish Government).
Dairy sector
2008 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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Dairy cows ('000)(1) | 175 | 175 | 174 | 175 |
Number of holdings with more than 25 dairy cows | 1,252 | 980 | 942 | 909 |
Average no. of dairy cows on the above holdings | 137 | 176 | 182 | 189 |
Total milk production (million litres) | 1,282 | 1,235 | 1,314 | 1,371 |
Source: Cattle Tracing Scheme
(1) Dairy cows refer to female dairy cattle aged 2 and over with offspring
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