Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2011 Edition
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Specialist Beef ( LFA)
FBI increased by £11,412 (42 per cent) from £26,923 in 2008/09 to£38,335 in 2009/10. This was due to the increase in outputs of £12,587 (17 per cent) and the increase in grant and subsidies of £4,092 (8 per cent) outweighing the increase in inputs of £4,782 (5 per cent).
Cattle output increased by £7,707 (14 per cent) from £53,539 in 2008/09 to £61,245 in 2009/10, while the corresponding sheep output increased by £3,157 (26 per cent) from £12,288 to £15,445. These increases reflect the firmer prices for store and finished cattle and sheep in 2009/10 compared to 2008/09, as the average number of cattle and sheep for farms in the sample was lower in 2009/10. Total crop output increased from £3,756 in 2008/09 to £4,843 in 2009/10, driven by an increase in the output of Other Crops, such as oilseed rape and fodder crops.
On average, grants and subsidy payments increased by £4,092 (8 per cent) from £48,937 in 2008/09 to £53,029 in 2009/10. As with the other farm types, this was due to an increase of £3,842 (10 per cent) in Single Farm Payment caused mainly by the favourable exchange rate in September 2009.
The rise in input costs were caused mainly by increases in the cost of fertilisers and machinery depreciation. The average costs on fertiliser increased by £2,208 (24 per cent) from £9,335 in 2008/09 to £11,543 in 2009/10, reflecting the increase in the price of fertilisers over this time period. Machinery depreciation increased by £2,132 (19 per cent) to £13,165 in 2009/10 reflecting the increased value of assets.
Income from diversified activities decreased by £486 (20 per cent) from £2,459 in 2008/09 to £1,973 in 2009/10.
Chart B4(c): Selected outputs and inputs, Specialist Beef ( LFA)
Table B4(c): Average cropping and stocking, output, inputs, and Farm Business Income by type of farm
Type of farm: Specialist Beef ( LFA) |
Small |
Medium |
Large |
All Sizes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of farms in sample |
54 |
55 |
25 |
25 |
27 |
34 |
106 |
114 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
|
Average size of business ( SLR) |
1.3 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
Average size of farm (hectares) |
99 |
99 |
230 |
208 |
387 |
393 |
192 |
190 |
Area of Cereals (hectares) |
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
Number of ewes |
72 |
69 |
175 |
151 |
401 |
385 |
171 |
161 |
Number of suckler cows |
56 |
55 |
99 |
98 |
145 |
140 |
85 |
835 |
Number of other cattle |
87 |
83 |
158 |
161 |
234 |
234 |
135 |
133 |
Average output £ per farm |
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Crops: Cereals |
2,443 |
1,920 |
2,546 |
3,199 |
3,507 |
4,568 |
2,724 |
2,789 |
Potatoes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other crops |
1,109 |
1,868 |
1,670 |
2,157 |
427 |
2,428 |
1,032 |
2,055 |
Total crop output |
3,552 |
3,789 |
4,216 |
5,356 |
3,934 |
6,997 |
3,756 |
4,843 |
Livestock: Cattle |
32,867 |
39,366 |
62,351 |
70,609 |
96,597 |
106,751 |
53,539 |
61,245 |
Sheep |
4,926 |
6,259 |
13,113 |
15,195 |
29,153 |
37,326 |
12,288 |
15,445 |
Pigs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Poultry |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Milk |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other livestock |
-7 |
-6 |
8 |
-52 |
-18 |
-15 |
-7 |
-16 |
Total livestock output |
37,786 |
45,618 |
75,473 |
85,752 |
125,732 |
144,062 |
65,820 |
76,674 |
Miscellaneous |
3,682 |
5,312 |
14,097 |
12,352 |
4,502 |
4,386 |
5,597 |
6,243 |
Total Output |
45,021 |
54,719 |
93,785 |
103,459 |
134,168 |
155,444 |
75,174 |
87,760 |
Subsidy and Payments |
28,386 |
31,924 |
53,327 |
57,228 |
94,633 |
100,132 |
48,937 |
53,029 |
(of which LFASS) |
(4,650) |
(4,844) |
(9,501) |
(8,776) |
(14,788) |
(15,765) |
(7,965) |
(8,204) |
(of which SFP) |
(21,393) |
(24,683) |
(39,609) |
(45,475) |
(74,156) |
(77,935) |
(37,490) |
(41,331) |
Average inputs - £ per farm |
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Feed |
10,818 |
11,512 |
27,314 |
24,052 |
42,136 |
39,045 |
21,307 |
20,415 |
(of which home produced) |
(1997) |
(1619) |
(2,012) |
(2,043) |
(3,858) |
(3,399) |
(2,462) |
(2,131) |
Other livestock expenses |
5,672 |
6,227 |
10,954 |
11,790 |
20,317 |
20,045 |
10,177 |
10,574 |
Seeds |
795 |
670 |
1,041 |
1,112 |
2,109 |
1,745 |
1,162 |
1,010 |
(of which home grown) |
(25) |
(32) |
(58) |
(0) |
(0) |
(16) |
(24) |
(23) |
Fertilisers |
5,651 |
7,099 |
10,509 |
14,639 |
17,272 |
19,995 |
9,335 |
11,543 |
Other crop expenses |
1,482 |
1,602 |
3,155 |
3,300 |
2,010 |
2,765 |
1,888 |
2,171 |
Labour |
2,073 |
1,338 |
6,680 |
6,706 |
12,399 |
13,027 |
5,394 |
5,125 |
Machinery costs and fuel |
10,361 |
10,628 |
17,790 |
19,062 |
24,127 |
25,377 |
15,001 |
15,680 |
Machinery depreciation |
7,942 |
9,630 |
12,826 |
15,654 |
17,154 |
19,868 |
11,033 |
13,165 |
Land and building costs |
8,837 |
8,948 |
13,026 |
13,119 |
20,990 |
24,468 |
12,544 |
13,489 |
Miscellaneous |
8,510 |
8,238 |
14,829 |
13,219 |
17,606 |
17,091 |
11,807 |
11,257 |
Total average inputs |
62,141 |
65,891 |
118,122 |
122,653 |
176,120 |
183,426 |
99,647 |
104,428 |
Diversification Margin |
3,825 |
3,215 |
1,575 |
1,283 |
-187 |
-503 |
2,459 |
1,973 |
of which: Diversification Output |
13,971 |
16,841 |
2,051 |
2,206 |
1,717 |
2,589 |
8,969 |
10,890 |
Diversification Input |
10,146 |
13,626 |
476 |
923 |
1,903 |
3,092 |
6,510 |
8,917 |
FARM BUSINESS INCOME |
15,091 |
23,966 |
30,565 |
39,318 |
52,494 |
71,647 |
26,923 |
38,335 |
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