Scottish farm business income: annual estimates 2013-2014
This publication contains farm business level estimates of average incomes for the accounting year 2013-14, relating to the 2013 crop year. For the most recent data, visit the Scottish farm business income (FBI) collection page below.
Table 4a: Average cropping and stocking, output, inputs, and Farm Business Income by type of farm: 2013-14
| Type of farm |
Specialist Sheep (LFA) |
Specialist Cattle (LFA) |
Cattle and sheep (LFA) |
Cereals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of farms in sample |
41 |
133 |
57 |
66 |
| Average size of business (SLR) |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| Average size of farm (hectares) |
738 |
194 |
526 |
168 |
| Area of cereals (hectares) |
0 |
12 |
4 |
120 |
| Area of potatoes (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Area of oilseed rape (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| Area of other crops (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Area of fodder |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Area of grass |
63 |
115 |
126 |
28 |
| Number of ewes |
540 |
186 |
692 |
16 |
| Number of suckler cows |
6 |
87 |
56 |
6 |
| Number of dairy cows |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of other cattle |
9 |
139 |
75 |
20 |
| Headcount of unpaid workers |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
| Number of unpaid workers (FTE) |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
| Average output £ per farm |
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| Total crop output |
1,244 |
10,830 |
3,411 |
140,510 |
| Total livestock output |
31,072 |
110,436 |
95,264 |
15,102 |
| Miscellaneous output |
25,876 |
7,438 |
12,999 |
20,755 |
| Total average output |
58,192 |
128,704 |
111,673 |
176,368 |
| Subsidy and Payments |
37,043 |
54,771 |
59,251 |
40,024 |
| Average inputs - £ per farm |
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| Crop expenses |
3,848 |
21,039 |
12,650 |
64,919 |
| Livestock expenses |
20,507 |
53,536 |
52,053 |
7,641 |
| Other fixed costs |
50,184 |
85,176 |
81,636 |
127,506 |
| Total average inputs |
74,539 |
159,750 |
146,339 |
200,066 |
| Diversification Margin |
3,519 |
1,079 |
1,047 |
6,933 |
| of which: Diversification Output |
4,540 |
4,063 |
4,421 |
12,523 |
| Diversification Input |
1,022 |
2,984 |
3,373 |
5,590 |
| FARM BUSINESS INCOME (FBI) |
24,214 |
24,803 |
25,634 |
23,259 |
| FBI per unpaid worker (FTE) |
20,011 |
16,759 |
15,921 |
17,891 |
| Output:Input ratio (including subsidies) |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
| Output:Input ratio (excluding subsidies) |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| Off farm income (OFI) |
9,436 |
9,559 |
9,371 |
9,872 |
| OFI per unpaid worker (FTE) |
7,799 |
6,459 |
5,820 |
7,594 |
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