Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2011 Edition
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Table C3 Agricultural area by Less Favoured Area category, June 2010
LFA(1) |
Non- LFA |
Total |
|
---|---|---|---|
Number of holdings |
36,081 |
16,198 |
52,279 |
Crops, fallow and set-aside: |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
Wheat |
8,219 |
103,217 |
111,436 |
Triticale |
326 |
361 |
687 |
Barley: Winter |
6,741 |
41,269 |
48,010 |
Spring |
65,997 |
176,367 |
242,364 |
Total |
72,738 |
217,636 |
290,374 |
Oats (including mixed grain) |
6,818 |
17,075 |
23,893 |
Rape for oilseed (including linseed) |
1,689 |
34,418 |
36,107 |
Potatoes |
2,013 |
29,365 |
31,377 |
Peas for combining |
200 |
1,468 |
1,668 |
Beans for combining |
401 |
4,863 |
5,264 |
Turnips, swedes and beet for stockfeeding |
2,862 |
2,649 |
5,511 |
Other crops for stockfeeding (2) |
11,962 |
5,561 |
17,523 |
Vegetables for human consumption |
682 |
15,774 |
16,456 |
Orchard and soft fruit |
105 |
1,857 |
1,962 |
Bulbs, flowers and nursery stock |
170 |
849 |
1,018 |
All other crops |
3,277 |
3,618 |
6,895 |
Fallow land: 5 years or less |
5,923 |
14,553 |
20,477 |
More than 5 years |
844 |
639 |
1,483 |
Total crops and fallow |
118,229 |
453,902 |
572,131 |
Grass: |
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Under 5 years |
265,440 |
157,738 |
423,178 |
5 years and over |
825,385 |
129,996 |
955,382 |
Total grass |
1,090,825 |
287,735 |
1,378,560 |
Total crops, fallow and grass |
1,209,055 |
741,637 |
1,950,691 |
Rough grazing: |
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Sole right grazing |
3,151,964 |
39,629 |
3,191,593 |
Common grazing |
583,728 |
0 |
583,728 |
Total rough grazing |
3,735,692 |
39,629 |
3,775,320 |
Total crops, fallow, grass and rough grazing |
4,944,746 |
781,265 |
5,726,012 |
Woodland |
349,653 |
49,726 |
399,379 |
Other land |
86,343 |
15,047 |
101,391 |
Total agricultural area |
5,380,743 |
846,039 |
6,226,782 |
(1) A holding is classified as LFA if 50% or more of its land is assessed as being disadvantaged or severely disadvantaged for subsidy purposes.
(2) Includes and maize.
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