Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2011 Edition
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Lowland Cattle and Sheep
Trends in FBI for Lowland Cattle and Sheep farms need to be treated with extra caution due to the small number of these types of farms in the survey sample. Overall, FBI increased by £6,325 (26 per cent) from £23,969 in 2008/09 to £30,294 in 2009/10. This was caused by the £1,261 increase in total outputs, £6,378 increase in grants and subsidies and £4,648 increase in income from diversified activities outweighing the £5,961 increase in input costs.
Sheep output increased by £8,562 (55 per cent) from £15,464 in 2008/09 to £24,027 in 2009/10. Part of the reason for this is a 21 per cent increase in the average number of ewes on lowground cattle and sheep farms in the survey although it also reflects the increase in average sheep prices in 2009/10. The corresponding cattle output increased by £1,188 (2 per cent) from £53,184 to £54,372. There was a large fall in milk output (£8,023) in 2009/10. This was caused by one farm with a large milk output switching from being classified as Lowground Cattle and Sheep farm in 2008/09 to being classified as a Mixed farm in 2009/10.
On average, SFP increased by £5,988 (19 per cent) from £31,849 in 2008/09 to £37,837 in 2009/10. As highlighted earlier, this is due to the favourable exchange rate in September 2009 compared to the previous year.
The largest rises in input costs were for land & building costs (up £2,937), machinery costs and fuel (up £2,288) and machinery depreciation (£2,142). The costs of feed decreased by £2,533 (10 per cent), reflecting the lower price of cereals used for feed.
Average income from diversified activities for Lowground Cattle and Sheep farms increased substantially from £698 in 2008/09 to £5,346 in 2009/10 This increase is due mainly to one farm starting diversified activity and the low number of Lowland Cattle and Sheep farms.
Chart B4(h): Selected outputs and inputs, Lowground Cattle and Sheep
Table B4(h): Average cropping and stocking, output, inputs, and Farm Business Income by type of farm
Type of farm: Lowland Cattle & Sheep (1) |
Small |
Medium |
Large |
All Sizes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of farms in sample |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
16 |
17 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
|
Average size of business ( SLR) |
1.2 |
1.3 |
" |
2.5 |
6.3 |
7.1 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
Average size of farm (hectares) |
74 |
84 |
" |
124 |
394 |
432 |
135 |
153 |
Area of Cereals (hectares) |
6 |
7 |
" |
8 |
19 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
Number of ewes |
105 |
89 |
" |
132 |
694 |
947 |
208 |
252 |
Number of suckler cows |
37 |
37 |
" |
99 |
131 |
147 |
66 |
65 |
Number of dairy cows |
0 |
1 |
" |
5 |
22 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
Number of other cattle |
59 |
82 |
" |
185 |
310 |
281 |
120 |
132 |
Average output £ per farm |
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Crops: Cereals |
3,192 |
3,326 |
" |
4,100 |
15,105 |
10,068 |
5,241 |
4,668 |
Potatoes |
0 |
0 |
" |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other crops |
671 |
3,167 |
" |
10,576 |
4,666 |
-684 |
3,314 |
3,449 |
Total crop output |
3,863 |
6,493 |
" |
14,676 |
19,770 |
9,384 |
8,555 |
8,117 |
Livestock: Cattle |
23,323 |
30,268 |
" |
90,809 |
137,192 |
117,438 |
53,184 |
54,372 |
Sheep |
8,295 |
9,771 |
" |
12,844 |
47,063 |
85,134 |
15,464 |
24,027 |
Pigs |
0 |
0 |
" |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Poultry |
0 |
0 |
" |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Milk |
0 |
0 |
" |
0 |
48,248 |
0 |
8,023 |
0 |
Other livestock |
0 |
0 |
" |
-97 |
0 |
17 |
-28 |
-10 |
Total livestock output |
31,618 |
40,039 |
" |
103,556 |
232,502 |
202,589 |
76,643 |
78,388 |
Miscellaneous |
1,973 |
2,729 |
" |
2,914 |
6,992 |
3,350 |
2,914 |
2,868 |
Total Output |
37,453 |
49,260 |
" |
121,146 |
259,264 |
215,323 |
88,113 |
89,373 |
Subsidy and Payments |
15,138 |
17,848 |
" |
67,186 |
95,129 |
117,150 |
36,306 |
42,684 |
(of which LFASS) |
(376) |
(376) |
" |
(3,316) |
(12,105) |
(11,943) |
(2,695) |
(2,894) |
(of which SFP) |
(13,816) |
(16,814) |
" |
(58,807) |
(80,635) |
(100,707) |
(31,849) |
(37,837) |
Average inputs - £ per farm |
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Feed |
7,857 |
8,743 |
" |
38,532 |
71,779 |
58,598 |
24,416 |
21,883 |
(of which home produced) |
(1,826) |
(1,561) |
" |
(3,868) |
(5,217) |
(5,611) |
(2,783) |
(2,614) |
Other livestock expenses |
4,972 |
6,324 |
" |
14,648 |
28,891 |
29,585 |
10,573 |
11,710 |
Seeds |
302 |
433 |
" |
1,950 |
3,024 |
3,514 |
1,012 |
1,201 |
(of which home grown) |
(126) |
(67) |
" |
(0) |
(286) |
(0) |
(133) |
(46) |
Fertilisers |
3,633 |
5,337 |
" |
15,301 |
29,503 |
23,395 |
9,557 |
9,986 |
Other crop expenses |
1,120 |
1,891 |
" |
2,473 |
4,220 |
5,041 |
1,863 |
2,547 |
Labour |
145 |
482 |
" |
7,732 |
21,694 |
21,005 |
5,149 |
5,221 |
Machinery costs and fuel |
8,496 |
10,433 |
" |
23,089 |
35,762 |
38,497 |
14,992 |
17,280 |
Machinery depreciation |
5,311 |
8,782 |
" |
12,556 |
26,616 |
23,686 |
9,882 |
12,024 |
Land and building costs |
7,688 |
8,706 |
" |
15,952 |
33,895 |
42,869 |
13,013 |
15,950 |
Miscellaneous |
7,638 |
6,542 |
" |
14,605 |
18,015 |
15,729 |
10,691 |
9,307 |
Total average inputs |
47,163 |
57,672 |
" |
146,838 |
273,399 |
261,919 |
101,148 |
107,109 |
Diversification Margin |
406 |
7,420 |
" |
1,356 |
1,465 |
541 |
698 |
5,346 |
of which: Diversification Output |
406 |
7,520 |
" |
1,894 |
3,203 |
946 |
1,020 |
5,561 |
Diversification Input |
0 |
100 |
" |
538 |
1,738 |
405 |
322 |
215 |
FARM BUSINESS INCOME |
5,834 |
16,857 |
" |
42,850 |
82,459 |
71,094 |
23,969 |
30,294 |
(1) denotes averages based on less than 5 farms that have been suppressed to avoid disclosure.
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