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 6e: Farm business income, outputs and inputs performance bands by quartile: 2013-14
| All Farm Types |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Performance band |
Lower 25% |
Average |
Upper 25% |
| Number of farms in sample |
124 |
495 |
124 |
| Average size of business (SLR) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Average size of farm (hectares) |
261 |
307 |
294 |
| Area of cereals (hectares) |
38 |
41 |
49 |
| Area of potatoes (hectares) |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Area of oilseed rape (hectares) |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| Area of other crops (hectares) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Area of fodder |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Area of grass |
87 |
82 |
96 |
| Number of ewes |
262 |
234 |
243 |
| Number of suckler cows |
40 |
38 |
35 |
| Number of dairy cows |
12 |
12 |
14 |
| Number of other cattle |
78 |
89 |
121 |
| Headcount of unpaid workers |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| Number of unpaid workers (FTE) |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
| Average output £ per farm |
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| Total crop output |
43,540 |
55,303 |
71,157 |
| Total livestock output |
81,354 |
97,634 |
131,887 |
| Miscellaneous output |
11,281 |
15,941 |
60,398 |
| Total average output |
136,175 |
168,878 |
263,442 |
| Subsidy and Payments |
42,224 |
46,411 |
59,293 |
| Average inputs - £ per farm |
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| Crop expenses |
32,197 |
33,722 |
39,862 |
| Livestock expenses |
49,638 |
48,348 |
57,323 |
| Other fixed costs |
113,192 |
105,716 |
129,103 |
| Total average inputs |
195,026 |
187,786 |
226,288 |
| Diversification Margin |
1,362 |
3,031 |
8,288 |
| of which: Diversification Output |
5,390 |
6,981 |
13,441 |
| Diversification Input |
4,029 |
3,950 |
5,153 |
| FARM BUSINESS INCOME (FBI) |
-15,266 |
30,534 |
104,734 |
| FBI per unpaid worker (FTE) |
-10,456 |
20,631 |
63,862 |
| Output:Input ratio (including subsidies) |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
| Output:Input ratio (excluding subsidies) |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
| Off farm income (OFI) |
10,992 |
9,887 |
6,948 |
| OFI per unpaid worker (FTE) |
7,529 |
6,680 |
4,237 |
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