Cereal and oilseed rape harvest: final estimates - 2022
Final estimates of area, yield and production for winter and spring barley, wheat, oats and oilseed rape, for the 2022 harvest.
Cereal uses
This section provides statistics on cereal usage from the 2021 Cereal Production and Disposal Survey. These figures estimate the destination from farm gate of cereal crops in Scotland.
Barley
Barley is a key ingredient for the Scottish whisky industry. In 2021, 52% of Scottish barley was sold to merchants for malting. A further 27% of barley was used as animal feed.
Wheat
Scottish wheat is mainly soft wheats used in distilling. In 2021, around 35% of wheat was sold to merchants for malting.
Oats
In 2021, 50% of oats were used for milling. Oats are also used in specialist animal feed and in further processing for oatcakes and porridge oats. In 2021 27% of oats were used for feed and a further 10% sold to merchants for feed.
There is a problem
Thanks for your feedback