Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2015
Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2015 presenting an overall picture of Scottish agriculture using data from the various agricultural surveys that RESAS manage.
Table C4 Number of holdings with crops and grass and area of crops and grass by region and sub-region, June 2014
North West |
North East |
South East |
South East |
South West |
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Total |
Shetland |
Orkney |
Eileanan an Iar |
Highland |
Total |
Grampian |
Total |
Tayside |
Fife |
Lothian |
Scottish Borders |
Total |
East Central |
Argyll & Bute |
Clyde Valley |
Ayrshire |
Dumfries & Galloway |
Scotland |
|
Crops and fallow: |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
Wheat |
110 |
0 |
c |
c |
c |
544 |
544 |
1,655 |
619 |
347 |
304 |
385 |
403 |
64 |
9 |
66 |
84 |
180 |
2,712 |
Barley: Winter |
80 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
73 |
635 |
635 |
956 |
313 |
191 |
174 |
278 |
307 |
c |
c |
58 |
66 |
142 |
1,978 |
Spring |
1,094 |
c |
431 |
c |
640 |
2,848 |
2,848 |
2,501 |
1,236 |
440 |
358 |
467 |
1,327 |
c |
c |
296 |
305 |
457 |
7,770 |
Total |
1,108 |
c |
436 |
c |
649 |
2,936 |
2,936 |
2,729 |
1,277 |
483 |
403 |
566 |
1,408 |
189 |
91 |
318 |
320 |
490 |
8,181 |
Oats, triticale and mixed grain |
391 |
21 |
35 |
135 |
200 |
318 |
318 |
641 |
225 |
139 |
62 |
215 |
258 |
105 |
6 |
39 |
21 |
87 |
1,608 |
Rape for oilseed and linseed |
82 |
c |
0 |
c |
c |
389 |
389 |
734 |
301 |
101 |
133 |
199 |
30 |
16 |
0 |
c |
c |
8 |
1,235 |
Potatoes |
819 |
64 |
103 |
290 |
362 |
513 |
513 |
1,238 |
831 |
191 |
98 |
118 |
116 |
9 |
18 |
20 |
35 |
34 |
2,686 |
Peas and beans for combining |
14 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
14 |
169 |
48 |
35 |
27 |
59 |
25 |
15 |
0 |
c |
c |
c |
222 |
Stockfeeding crops |
716 |
88 |
156 |
64 |
408 |
779 |
779 |
608 |
241 |
74 |
65 |
228 |
620 |
41 |
55 |
114 |
105 |
305 |
2,723 |
Vegetables for human consumption |
431 |
36 |
38 |
136 |
221 |
292 |
292 |
783 |
453 |
155 |
76 |
99 |
133 |
12 |
34 |
26 |
32 |
29 |
1,639 |
Orchard and soft fruit |
194 |
c |
c |
47 |
140 |
88 |
88 |
149 |
80 |
22 |
18 |
29 |
97 |
c |
c |
37 |
13 |
23 |
528 |
Bulbs, flowers and nursery stock |
43 |
c |
c |
11 |
24 |
39 |
39 |
83 |
55 |
9 |
13 |
6 |
40 |
c |
c |
9 |
8 |
c |
205 |
All other crops |
695 |
45 |
164 |
97 |
389 |
707 |
707 |
988 |
385 |
156 |
149 |
298 |
479 |
64 |
48 |
105 |
94 |
168 |
2,869 |
Fallow land: 5 years or less |
302 |
5 |
13 |
55 |
229 |
859 |
859 |
850 |
387 |
196 |
139 |
128 |
165 |
38 |
10 |
41 |
29 |
47 |
2,176 |
more than 5 years |
258 |
6 |
31 |
87 |
134 |
156 |
156 |
174 |
81 |
36 |
27 |
30 |
115 |
14 |
14 |
31 |
32 |
24 |
703 |
Total crops and fallow |
3,204 |
204 |
639 |
690 |
1,671 |
3,722 |
3,722 |
3,736 |
1,661 |
645 |
571 |
859 |
2,531 |
324 |
220 |
549 |
527 |
911 |
13,193 |
Grass and rough grazing: |
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Grass under 5 years old |
4,793 |
247 |
835 |
1,135 |
2,576 |
4,473 |
4,473 |
4,001 |
1,655 |
649 |
607 |
1,090 |
4,456 |
536 |
394 |
c |
c |
1,655 |
17,723 |
Grass 5 years old and over |
13,903 |
1,433 |
1,456 |
4,250 |
6,764 |
5,984 |
5,984 |
6,717 |
2,533 |
1,100 |
1,043 |
2,041 |
10,686 |
1,156 |
1,421 |
2,488 |
2,233 |
3,388 |
37,290 |
Sole right grazing |
10,798 |
1,272 |
1,000 |
2,858 |
5,668 |
3,399 |
3,399 |
3,076 |
1,232 |
476 |
447 |
921 |
5,611 |
503 |
1,329 |
1,142 |
978 |
1,659 |
22,884 |
Common grazing |
1,051 |
162 |
21 |
318 |
550 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
68 |
0 |
59 |
c |
c |
0 |
1,125 |
Total grass and rough grazing |
20,908 |
1,965 |
1,941 |
6,610 |
10,392 |
8,244 |
8,244 |
8,403 |
3,281 |
1,390 |
1,359 |
2,373 |
13,135 |
1,437 |
1,961 |
3,031 |
2,709 |
3,997 |
50,690 |
Utilised Agricultural Area (UAA)(3) |
21,266 |
1,975 |
1,979 |
6,705 |
10,607 |
8,635 |
8,635 |
8,919 |
3,565 |
1,467 |
1,451 |
2,436 |
13,341 |
1,471 |
1,985 |
3,088 |
2,762 |
4,035 |
52,161 |
Woodland |
2,438 |
48 |
53 |
167 |
2,170 |
2,603 |
2,603 |
3,191 |
1,057 |
443 |
517 |
1,174 |
4,041 |
500 |
580 |
893 |
757 |
1,311 |
12,273 |
Other land |
6,583 |
800 |
814 |
1,280 |
3,689 |
4,001 |
4,001 |
4,304 |
1,690 |
674 |
655 |
1,285 |
6,460 |
701 |
1,043 |
1,381 |
1,269 |
2,066 |
21,348 |
Total agricultural area |
21,569 |
1,980 |
2,005 |
6,734 |
10,850 |
8,861 |
8,861 |
9,230 |
3,668 |
1,534 |
1,518 |
2,510 |
13,714 |
1,528 |
2,037 |
3,210 |
2,833 |
4,106 |
53,374 |
Crops and fallow: |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
Wheat |
3,547 |
0 |
c |
c |
c |
16,744 |
16,744 |
80,631 |
24,504 |
15,681 |
17,681 |
22,765 |
8,102 |
2,289 |
83 |
1,067 |
1,229 |
3,434 |
109,023 |
Barley: Winter |
1,549 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
1,523 |
20,137 |
20,137 |
25,906 |
7,277 |
4,793 |
5,133 |
8,702 |
4,916 |
c |
c |
785 |
784 |
2,573 |
52,507 |
Spring |
27,592 |
c |
4,333 |
c |
23,173 |
113,346 |
113,346 |
105,049 |
54,835 |
17,684 |
14,497 |
18,033 |
28,391 |
c |
c |
6,069 |
5,587 |
9,290 |
274,377 |
Total |
29,140 |
c |
4,359 |
c |
24,696 |
133,483 |
133,483 |
130,954 |
62,112 |
22,477 |
19,630 |
26,735 |
33,307 |
6,576 |
1,644 |
6,854 |
6,371 |
11,863 |
326,884 |
Oats, triticale and mixed grain |
2,567 |
18 |
163 |
278 |
2,108 |
4,679 |
4,679 |
15,400 |
4,811 |
3,923 |
1,216 |
5,449 |
3,571 |
1,849 |
24 |
407 |
125 |
1,166 |
26,216 |
Rape for oilseed and linseed |
1,985 |
c |
0 |
c |
c |
11,946 |
11,946 |
22,525 |
7,671 |
2,793 |
4,781 |
7,280 |
685 |
372 |
0 |
c |
c |
228 |
37,140 |
Potatoes |
1,585 |
21 |
30 |
32 |
1,503 |
5,675 |
5,675 |
20,568 |
13,834 |
2,976 |
1,593 |
2,165 |
683 |
37 |
9 |
65 |
338 |
234 |
28,511 |
Peas and beans for combining |
118 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
118 |
134 |
134 |
2,767 |
664 |
444 |
451 |
1,208 |
362 |
178 |
0 |
c |
c |
c |
3,381 |
Stockfeeding crops |
2,466 |
97 |
669 |
50 |
1,651 |
4,408 |
4,408 |
5,662 |
1,791 |
574 |
792 |
2,505 |
6,037 |
300 |
377 |
1,008 |
920 |
3,431 |
18,574 |
Vegetables for human consumption |
507 |
34 |
11 |
13 |
448 |
2,127 |
2,127 |
13,435 |
7,973 |
2,449 |
1,228 |
1,786 |
194 |
46 |
7 |
69 |
58 |
14 |
16,262 |
Orchard and soft fruit |
35 |
c |
c |
3 |
32 |
41 |
41 |
635 |
557 |
50 |
15 |
12 |
46 |
c |
c |
29 |
2 |
10 |
757 |
Bulbs, flowers and nursery stock |
59 |
c |
c |
1 |
56 |
397 |
397 |
705 |
650 |
9 |
44 |
2 |
114 |
c |
c |
10 |
8 |
c |
1,276 |
All other crops |
762 |
16 |
200 |
16 |
530 |
2,144 |
2,144 |
4,689 |
2,493 |
683 |
436 |
1,078 |
1,490 |
271 |
54 |
473 |
194 |
496 |
9,085 |
Fallow land: 5 years or less |
840 |
7 |
44 |
74 |
715 |
2,424 |
2,424 |
3,235 |
1,415 |
769 |
515 |
536 |
948 |
193 |
80 |
281 |
250 |
146 |
7,447 |
more than 5 years |
2,575 |
11 |
235 |
180 |
2,149 |
611 |
611 |
888 |
375 |
131 |
259 |
123 |
390 |
65 |
26 |
92 |
166 |
41 |
4,463 |
Total crops and fallow |
46,186 |
287 |
5,713 |
650 |
39,536 |
184,810 |
184,810 |
302,093 |
128,849 |
52,958 |
48,641 |
71,645 |
55,930 |
12,179 |
2,312 |
10,462 |
9,717 |
21,260 |
589,018 |
Grass and rough grazing: |
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Grass under 5 years old |
58,142 |
899 |
16,858 |
1,318 |
39,067 |
125,760 |
125,760 |
106,684 |
35,454 |
13,827 |
13,055 |
44,348 |
135,156 |
11,936 |
10,282 |
c |
c |
66,279 |
425,742 |
Grass 5 years old and over |
182,239 |
26,462 |
32,821 |
23,455 |
99,501 |
71,230 |
71,230 |
189,975 |
62,836 |
17,430 |
25,348 |
84,361 |
438,944 |
38,546 |
56,520 |
83,401 |
95,013 |
165,464 |
882,387 |
Sole right grazing |
1,535,015 |
53,915 |
34,194 |
58,298 |
1,388,608 |
214,035 |
214,035 |
536,343 |
357,796 |
4,399 |
31,223 |
142,926 |
771,461 |
106,745 |
342,571 |
76,545 |
87,341 |
158,261 |
3,056,855 |
Common grazing(2) |
568,957 |
66,629 |
2,294 |
216,162 |
283,872 |
5,028 |
5,028 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10,278 |
0 |
8,940 |
c |
c |
0 |
584,263 |
Total grass and rough grazing |
2,344,352 |
147,904 |
86,167 |
299,233 |
1,811,048 |
416,053 |
416,053 |
833,002 |
456,086 |
35,656 |
69,626 |
271,634 |
1,355,840 |
157,227 |
418,312 |
182,523 |
207,775 |
390,003 |
4,949,247 |
Utilised Agricultural Area (UAA)(3) |
2,390,538 |
148,191 |
91,880 |
299,883 |
1,850,585 |
600,864 |
600,864 |
1,135,095 |
584,935 |
88,614 |
118,266 |
343,280 |
1,411,769 |
169,405 |
420,624 |
192,985 |
217,492 |
411,263 |
5,538,265 |
Woodland |
173,878 |
34 |
60 |
1,004 |
172,780 |
70,423 |
70,423 |
94,030 |
44,774 |
5,759 |
10,690 |
32,808 |
141,029 |
19,533 |
49,219 |
17,405 |
19,336 |
35,535 |
479,359 |
Other land |
81,959 |
1,170 |
914 |
1,412 |
78,463 |
17,776 |
17,776 |
18,219 |
9,497 |
1,787 |
2,517 |
4,418 |
44,653 |
3,418 |
19,313 |
5,308 |
6,343 |
10,272 |
162,607 |
Total agricultural area |
2,646,375 |
149,395 |
92,854 |
302,299 |
2,101,827 |
689,062 |
689,062 |
1,247,343 |
639,205 |
96,159 |
131,473 |
380,506 |
1,597,451 |
192,356 |
489,155 |
215,698 |
243,171 |
457,070 |
6,180,231 |
(1) Includes lupins and maize.
(2) Inclusion of common grazing land brings total agricultural area in Scotland to a higher level than that published in the June agricultural census.
(3) Utilised agricultural area excludes woodland and other land such as yards and derelict land etc.
c data suppressed to prevent disclosure of individual holdings.
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