Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2011 Edition

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Mixed

FBI decreased by £5,321 (11 per cent) from £45,317 in 2008/09 to £40,185 in 2009/10. Average total output fell by £879 (1 per cent) and average inputs increased by £6,893 (5 per cent). These factors were offset slightly be an increase in grants and subsidies of £2,163 (4 per cent) and an increase in income from diversified activities of £477 (29 per cent).

The fall in total output was due primarily to a decrease in crop output. Cereal output fell by £8,761 (23 per cent) from £38,914 in 2008/09 to £30,153 in 2009/10, despite cereal areas on farms in the survey remaining stable. This fall reflects the weaker cereal prices observed in 2009/10 compared to 2008/09. The fall in cereal output was offset slightly by an increase in the output value of other crops, such as oilseed rape and fodder crops. Sheep output increased £880 (6 per cent) despite a 15 per cent fall in the average number of ewes on farms in the survey. Milk output increase by £3,072 (127 per cent), which is partly due to one farm with large milk output switching to being classified as a Mixed farm and increasing the average number of dairy cows on Mixed farms in the survey.

On average, total grants and subsidies increased by £2,163 (4 per cent) from £50,108 in 2008/09 to £52,271 in 2009/10. This was caused mainly by an increase in SFP of £3,274 being offset by a reduction in other direct grants and subsidies.

The large rise in inputs was caused mainly by increases in the average cost of fertiliser, land and building costs and machinery depreciation. The cost of fertilisers increased by £3,848 (26 per cent) from £14,702 in 2008/09 to £18,550 in 2009/10, reflecting the large increase in the price of fertilisers. Similarly, land and building costs increased by £1,829 (11 per cent) and machinery depreciation increased by £1,740 (10 per cent), reflecting the increase in asset values. Machinery costs and fuel decreased by £1,955 (8 per cent), reflecting the lower fuel prices in 2009/10 compared to 2008/09.

Average income from diversified activities increased by £477 (29 per cent) from £1,618 in 2008/09 to £2,095 in 2009/10.

Chart B4(i): Selected outputs and inputs, Mixed

Chart B4(i): Selected outputs and inputs, Mixed

Table B4(i): Average cropping and stocking, output, inputs, and Farm Business Income by type of farm

Type of farm: Mixed

Small

Medium

Large

All Sizes

Number of farms in sample

28

28

10

14

31

27

69

69

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

2.4

2.5

4.6

4.5

2.6

2.5

Average size of farm (hectares)

89

95

145

188

378

277

198

170

Area of cereals (hectares)

30

29

55

59

94

94

56

56

Number of ewes

28

38

159

112

317

273

149

127

Number of suckler cows

26

24

50

53

89

82

52

48

Number of other cattle

102

98

135

145

214

224

146

147

Average output £ per farm

Crops: Cereals

17,043

13,821

42,068

31,945

68,300

54,405

38,914

30,153

Potatoes

272

118

303

0

4,132

4,916

1,600

1,656

Other crops

3,600

2,794

6,482

6,765

4,543

18,270

4,420

8,511

Total crop output

20,916

16,733

48,853

38,710

76,975

77,590

44,933

40,319

Livestock: Cattle

42,809

38,983

53,335

60,841

104,966

110,228

65,916

65,922

Sheep

3,217

4,290

12,333

13,178

30,117

32,146

14,003

14,882

Pigs

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Poultry

132

125

0

0

97

1,976

97

705

Milk

0

105

0

0

7,087

16,771

2,428

5,500

Other livestock

-2

-143

0

107

107

304

36

46

Total livestock output

46,156

43,360

65,669

74,126

142,374

161,425

82,480

87,055

Miscellaneous

6,007

5,870

6,158

7,883

15,242

12,449

9,197

8,357

Total Output

73,079

65,963

120,680

120,720

234,591

251,464

136,609

135,730

Subsidy and Payments

27,196

30,022

44,094

56,057

85,581

84,592

50,108

52,271

(of which LFASS)

(1,500)

(1,392)

(2,374)

(4,143)

(5,462)

(3,982)

(3,008)

(2,711)

(of which SFP)

(23,898)

(27,333)

(38,402)

(48,406)

(72,214)

(74,215)

(42,949)

(46,223)

Average inputs - £ per farm

Feed

16,271

14,813

18,517

24,075

39,887

44,116

24,748

25,940

(of which home produced)

(6681)

(5318)

(6,697)

(9,043)

(14,312)

(12,893)

(9,298)

(8,426)

Other livestock expenses

4,593

5,206

9,025

8,678

16,529

17,725

9,445

9,876

Seeds

2,412

2,712

4,338

4,237

8,262

8,682

4,748

4,916

(of which home grown)

(405)

(243)

(1165)

(478)

(2404)

(2158)

(1221)

(906)

Fertilisers

7,630

10,364

16,610

21,819

23,759

29,437

14,702

18,550

Other crop expenses

3,001

3,291

7,354

8,513

14,053

16,133

7,537

8,370

Labour

1,701

1,343

1,927

1,981

20,578

21,922

8,207

8,138

Machinery costs and fuel

14,013

13,487

22,160

24,989

41,452

36,195

24,817

22,862

Machinery depreciation

9,760

10,206

18,306

22,377

28,694

32,179

17,719

19,458

Land and building costs

9,342

10,490

14,341

15,818

26,405

30,383

16,049

17,877

Miscellaneous

10,985

9,383

15,363

15,095

20,643

20,312

15,048

13,925

Total average inputs

79,708

81,294

127,940

147,581

240,261

257,085

143,019

149,912

Diversification Margin

426

1,164

3,938

2,526

2,141

3,302

1,618

2,095

of which: Diversification Output

797

2,686

4,036

2,829

3,020

19,388

2,116

8,135

Diversification Input

371

1,521

98

303

879

16,086

498

6,040

FARM BUSINESS INCOME

20,992

15,855

40,772

31,721

82,052

82,273

45,317

40,185

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