Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2011 Edition

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Table A6 Output and prices of pigs, poultry and livestock products, 2006 to 2010

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010 (Prov)

Finished pigs:

Number ('000 head)

714

698

689

544

610

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

57.1

55.4

53.9

42.6

47.9

Average price (£ per kg)

0.99

1.00

1.18

1.35

1.28

Value of output (£m)

56.4

55.3

63.5

57.6

61.5

Sows and boars:

Number ('000 head)

15

15

14

12

12

Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

1.8

3.0

2.1

2.0

1.7

Average price (£ per head)

48.19

35.74

35.57

35.54

35.55

Value of output (£m)

0.7

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.4

Stock change (£m) (1)

0.0

0.6

-2.2

3.4

1.7

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

57.2

56.4

61.8

61.5

63.6

Poultry:

Chickens: Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

97

90

80

85

86

Other table poultry: Weight of meat ('000 tonnes)

7.3

10.0

9.1

8.5

7.3

Chickens: Average price (p per kg)

50.50

56.17

69.79

72.74

73.14

Value of output (£m)

72.5

75.2

83.2

91.4

92.8

Stock change (£m) (1)

-0.2

0.1

-1.3

0.6

-1.1

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

72.3

75.3

81.9

92.0

91.8

Eggs:

Packing station throughput (million eggs)

887

931

941

945

956

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

28.3

31.2

40.9

43.3

43.0

Milk (including milk products):

Production (million litres)

1,341

1,271

1,132

1,085

1,105

Average price (p per litre)

18.07

20.50

26.57

24.94

24.36

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

244.1

262.9

303.5

269.5

271.6

Wool:

Clipwool (million kg)

7

7

7

6

6

Average receipts (p per kg)

36.42

39.08

36.72

56.25

57.08

TOTAL VALUE OF OUTPUT (£m)

2.7

2.8

2.4

3.4

3.5

(1) Value of the physical increase in on farm stocks over the course of the year.

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