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 6a: Farm business income, outputs and inputs performance bands by quartile: 2013-14
| Specialist Sheep (LFA) |
Specialist Cattle (LFA) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance band |
Lower 25% |
Average |
Upper 25% |
Lower 25% |
Average |
Upper 25% |
| Number of farms in sample |
11 |
41 |
11 |
33 |
133 |
34 |
| Average size of business (SLR) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Average size of farm (hectares) |
648 |
738 |
958 |
196 |
194 |
208 |
| Area of cereals (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
12 |
14 |
| Area of potatoes (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Area of oilseed rape (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Area of other crops (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Area of fodder |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Area of grass |
55 |
63 |
73 |
123 |
115 |
132 |
| Number of ewes |
532 |
540 |
462 |
207 |
186 |
164 |
| Number of suckler cows |
8 |
6 |
6 |
86 |
87 |
89 |
| Number of dairy cows |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
| Number of other cattle |
7 |
9 |
10 |
118 |
139 |
169 |
| Headcount of unpaid workers |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
| Number of unpaid workers (FTE) |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| Average output £ per farm |
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| Total crop output |
2,236 |
1,244 |
1,770 |
9,264 |
10,830 |
12,670 |
| Total livestock output |
29,210 |
31,072 |
27,996 |
87,960 |
110,436 |
140,579 |
| Miscellaneous output |
15,998 |
25,876 |
207,712 |
5,819 |
7,438 |
8,649 |
| Total average output |
47,444 |
58,192 |
237,479 |
103,043 |
128,704 |
161,898 |
| Subsidy and Payments |
28,321 |
37,043 |
45,569 |
48,766 |
54,771 |
69,843 |
| Average inputs - £ per farm |
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| Crop expenses |
4,510 |
3,848 |
3,129 |
19,105 |
21,039 |
20,864 |
| Livestock expenses |
26,688 |
20,507 |
17,811 |
55,922 |
53,536 |
51,829 |
| Other fixed costs |
61,005 |
50,184 |
85,961 |
92,163 |
85,176 |
97,406 |
| Total average inputs |
92,203 |
74,539 |
106,902 |
167,190 |
159,750 |
170,099 |
| Diversification Margin |
1,769 |
3,519 |
28,129 |
-987 |
1,079 |
1,136 |
| of which: Diversification Output |
2,275 |
4,540 |
31,471 |
1,603 |
4,063 |
3,675 |
| Diversification Input |
506 |
1,022 |
3,342 |
2,589 |
2,984 |
2,539 |
| FARM BUSINESS INCOME (FBI) |
-14,669 |
24,214 |
204,275 |
-16,367 |
24,803 |
62,777 |
| FBI per unpaid worker (FTE) |
-10,553 |
20,011 |
163,420 |
-9,461 |
16,759 |
43,295 |
| Output:Input ratio (including subsidies) |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
| Output:Input ratio (excluding subsidies) |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
| Off farm income (OFI) |
13,038 |
9,436 |
4,200 |
9,439 |
9,559 |
7,664 |
| OFI per unpaid worker (FTE) |
9,380 |
7,799 |
3,360 |
5,456 |
6,459 |
5,285 |
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