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:

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:

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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