Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2011 Edition

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Distribution of farms by Farm Business Income

As well as considering the average income of farms, it is also useful to consider the range in incomes both within and across farm types. Table B5 and Chart B5 show the distribution of FBI in 2009/10 by farm type and size.

Table B5: Percentage distribution of farms by Farm Business Income, 2009/10

Type of farm

Size of
business

Farm Business Income in 2009/10

Less
than
£0

£0
to
£4999

£5000
to
£9999

£10000
to
£19999

£20000
to
£29999

£30000
to
£39999

£40000
to
£49999

£50000
to
£99999

£100000
and
over

Specialist sheep ( LFA)

Small

0.0

0.0

0.0

66.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

33.3

0.0

Medium

12.5

0.0

0.0

50.0

0.0

37.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

Large

10.0

3.3

0.0

16.7

20.0

10.0

6.7

23.3

10.0

All sizes

4.3

1.0

0.0

50.3

5.8

7.2

1.9

26.6

2.9

Specialist beef ( LFA)

Small

5.5

7.3

9.1

23.6

20.0

21.8

5.5

5.5

1.8

Medium

4.0

4.0

0.0

16.0

4.0

20.0

20.0

32.0

0.0

Large

2.9

0.0

0.0

5.9

8.8

5.9

2.9

52.9

20.6

All sizes

4.6

4.9

5.3

18.0

14.6

17.6

7.2

21.6

6.2

Cattle and Sheep ( LFA)

Small

8.3

0.0

25.0

41.7

16.7

0.0

0.0

8.3

0.0

Medium

8.3

8.3

25.0

25.0

8.3

0.0

8.3

16.7

0.0

Large

2.7

2.7

0.0

8.1

2.7

5.4

16.2

45.9

16.2

All sizes

5.6

2.7

12.7

22.4

8.4

2.7

9.4

28.2

8.0

Cereals

Small

32.6

0.0

17.4

15.2

13.0

8.7

8.7

4.3

0.0

Medium

26.7

0.0

6.7

20.0

6.7

20.0

13.3

0.0

6.7

Large

18.8

0.0

12.5

6.3

12.5

0.0

6.3

25.0

18.8

All sizes

30.1

0.0

15.3

14.8

12.1

9.2

9.0

6.2

3.2

General cropping

Small

16.7

0.0

16.7

8.3

33.3

16.7

8.3

0.0

0.0

Medium

15.4

7.7

7.7

7.7

0.0

7.7

7.7

46.2

0.0

Large

37.9

0.0

3.4

3.4

10.3

3.4

3.4

34.5

3.4

All sizes

25.3

1.3

9.6

6.2

18.0

9.6

6.2

22.4

1.4

Dairy

Small

0.0

0.0

0.0

66.7

16.7

16.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

Medium

14.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

42.9

14.3

28.6

0.0

Large

10.5

5.3

2.6

5.3

7.9

7.9

2.6

31.6

26.3

All sizes

9.9

3.5

1.8

12.0

7.4

16.0

4.6

27.0

17.7

Lowground cattle and

sheep

Small

20.0

0.0

20.0

20.0

20.0

0.0

20.0

0.0

0.0

Medium

40.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

20.0

0.0

20.0

20.0

Large

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

14.3

14.3

0.0

42.9

28.6

All sizes

19.0

0.0

13.7

13.7

16.3

5.3

13.7

10.5

7.9

Mixed

Small

14.3

17.9

10.7

21.4

10.7

10.7

7.1

7.1

0.0

Medium

7.1

7.1

7.1

14.3

14.3

7.1

7.1

35.7

0.0

Large

0.0

0.0

3.7

11.1

3.7

7.4

0.0

40.7

33.3

All sizes

8.4

10.2

7.8

16.8

9.1

9.0

4.8

23.0

10.8

All farm types

Small

13.1

4.0

12.0

28.8

15.7

11.1

6.0

8.8

0.5

Medium

12.4

4.0

6.0

16.8

4.6

18.5

11.2

25.1

1.4

Large

11.3

1.9

2.1

7.4

8.7

6.3

5.5

38.3

18.5

All sizes

12.4

3.3

7.7

19.7

11.6

10.7

6.6

21.3

6.7

Chart B5: Distribution of farms by FBI, 2009/10

Chart B5: Distribution of farms by FBI, 2009/10

Around 12 per cent of farms overall had a negative FBI, which ranged by farm type from 4.3 per cent for Specialist Sheep ( LFA) farms and 4.6 per cent for Specialist Beef ( LFA) farms to 30.1 per cent for Cereal farms.

Around 60 per cent of Cereal farms and 56 per cent of Specialist Sheep ( LFA) farms had a FBI of less than £20,000, compared to around 27 per cent of Dairy farms. Overall, around 28 per cent of farms recorded a FBI of £50,000 or more. This ranged from around 45 per cent of Dairy farms to 9 per cent of Cereal farms.

A greater proportion of Large farms were in the higher income ranges, with 57 per cent having a FBI of over £50,000, compared to 27 per cent of Medium farms and 9 per cent of Small farms. There was a similar proportion of farms of different size with a negative income, with 13.1 per cent of Small farms, 12.4 per cent of Medium farms and 11.3 per cent of Large farms.

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