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 6b: Farm business income, outputs and inputs performance bands by quartile: 2013-14
| Cattle and sheep (LFA) |
Cereals |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance band |
Lower 25% |
Average |
Upper 25% |
Lower 25% |
Average |
Upper 25% |
| Number of farms in sample |
15 |
57 |
15 |
17 |
66 |
17 |
| Average size of business (SLR) |
4 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Average size of farm (hectares) |
289 |
526 |
614 |
177 |
168 |
197 |
| Area of cereals (hectares) |
6 |
4 |
7 |
126 |
120 |
144 |
| Area of potatoes (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Area of oilseed rape (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
| Area of other crops (hectares) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
| Area of fodder |
3 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
| Area of grass |
128 |
126 |
185 |
26 |
28 |
28 |
| Number of ewes |
744 |
692 |
814 |
8 |
16 |
13 |
| Number of suckler cows |
67 |
56 |
53 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
| Number of dairy cows |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of other cattle |
89 |
75 |
90 |
12 |
20 |
42 |
| Headcount of unpaid workers |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
| Number of unpaid workers (FTE) |
1.5 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| Average output £ per farm |
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| Total crop output |
3,854 |
3,411 |
7,339 |
131,692 |
140,510 |
189,673 |
| Total livestock output |
103,234 |
95,264 |
124,724 |
5,119 |
15,102 |
35,193 |
| Miscellaneous output |
5,112 |
12,999 |
16,220 |
25,698 |
20,755 |
35,557 |
| Total average output |
112,200 |
111,673 |
148,283 |
162,509 |
176,368 |
260,423 |
| Subsidy and Payments |
59,095 |
59,251 |
78,254 |
37,920 |
40,024 |
52,705 |
| Average inputs - £ per farm |
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| Crop expenses |
11,361 |
12,650 |
18,231 |
73,657 |
64,919 |
78,663 |
| Livestock expenses |
72,210 |
52,053 |
54,731 |
3,596 |
7,641 |
14,667 |
| Other fixed costs |
101,840 |
81,636 |
91,694 |
152,016 |
127,506 |
154,993 |
| Total average inputs |
185,410 |
146,339 |
164,656 |
229,270 |
200,066 |
248,323 |
| Diversification Margin |
-3,828 |
1,047 |
3,883 |
6,606 |
6,933 |
10,234 |
| of which: Diversification Output |
2,112 |
4,421 |
7,104 |
12,742 |
12,523 |
15,477 |
| Diversification Input |
5,940 |
3,373 |
3,222 |
6,135 |
5,590 |
5,243 |
| FARM BUSINESS INCOME (FBI) |
-17,943 |
25,634 |
65,763 |
-22,234 |
23,259 |
75,039 |
| FBI per unpaid worker (FTE) |
-11,883 |
15,921 |
33,214 |
-17,236 |
17,891 |
60,031 |
| Output:Input ratio (including subsidies) |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
| Output:Input ratio (excluding subsidies) |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
| Off farm income (OFI) |
9,767 |
9,371 |
26,108 |
13,126 |
9,872 |
5,373 |
| OFI per unpaid worker (FTE) |
6,468 |
5,820 |
13,186 |
10,175 |
7,594 |
4,298 |
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