Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture, 2016

Presents an overall picture of Scottish agriculture using data from the various agricultural surveys that RESAS manage.


B13 Farm Business Income by Cost Centres: 2013-14 and 2014-15 (in 2014-15 prices)

Cost Centre (£ per Farm)
Agriculture Agri-environment Diversification Contracting Direct Payment Farm Business (£ per Farm)
2013-14 2014-15 2013-14 2014-15 2013-14 2014-15 2013-14 2014-15 2013-14 2014-15 2013-14 2014-15
Specialist sheep ( LFA) Total Output 56,161 44,694 13,266 15,125 4,603 2,273 4,386 10,617 22,875 17,885 101,292 90,593
Total Costs 71,906 69,779 195 400 1,036 1,419 3,440 7,166 37 58 76,614 78,821
Income -15,745 -25,085 13,072 14,725 3,567 855 946 3,451 22,839 17,827 24,678 11,772
Specialist cattle ( LFA) Total Output 126,181 116,717 11,836 11,460 4,105 4,981 4,673 6,033 43,062 35,693 189,858 174,884
Total Costs 158,659 141,417 411 340 2,997 3,898 2,621 3,468 79 83 164,766 149,207
Income -32,478 -24,700 11,425 11,120 1,109 1,083 2,052 2,566 42,983 35,610 25,091 25,678
Other cattle and sheep ( LFA) (1) Total Output 105,415 104,161 18,409 17,780 4,483 5,336 8,736 6,108 40,807 34,705 177,849 168,089
Total Costs 143,532 134,630 804 587 3,436 4,110 3,872 2,528 215 49 151,860 141,904
Income -38,117 -30,469 17,605 17,193 1,046 1,226 4,863 3,579 40,592 34,657 25,989 26,185
Cereals Total Output 166,874 152,075 2,636 1,922 12,697 14,224 14,206 11,744 37,573 31,203 233,987 211,168
Total Costs 192,597 182,328 224 204 5,668 5,387 9,535 6,985 81 33 208,105 194,937
Income -25,723 -30,253 2,413 1,718 7,030 8,837 4,671 4,759 37,492 31,170 25,882 16,231
General cropping Total Output 210,321 178,751 2,347 2,672 17,321 9,584 15,705 15,178 35,012 30,428 280,705 236,613
Total Costs 223,446 195,209 288 781 10,857 4,248 10,172 9,384 83 55 244,845 209,678
Income -13,125 -16,458 2,059 1,891 6,464 5,336 5,533 5,794 34,929 30,373 35,861 26,935
Dairy Total Output 472,160 449,663 2,698 2,421 4,657 4,761 4,378 3,495 41,771 33,611 525,665 493,952
Total Costs 440,978 418,641 548 183 3,465 5,405 1,472 1,220 61 32 446,522 425,481
Income 31,182 31,022 2,152 2,238 1,192 -644 2,906 2,275 41,710 33,580 79,142 68,471
Lowland cattle and sheep Total Output 140,363 130,210 3,328 3,273 2,825 4,462 914 1,311 38,571 33,466 186,000 172,722
Total Costs 158,262 143,168 171 109 2,724 2,781 397 829 204 221 161,760 147,108
Income -17,899 -12,959 3,155 3,164 100 1,681 516 482 38,367 33,245 24,240 25,613
Mixed Total Output 212,086 156,665 4,277 4,162 5,774 5,059 10,300 8,217 48,780 34,714 281,216 208,817
Total Costs 242,430 188,847 159 172 2,618 2,325 5,505 5,890 47 77 250,758 197,311
Income -30,344 -32,181 4,118 3,990 3,156 2,733 4,795 2,327 48,734 34,637 30,457 11,506
All types Total Output 163,801 140,854 8,268 8,804 7,075 5,751 7,979 7,958 38,160 30,996 225,282 194,363
Total Costs 185,115 162,664 333 336 4,000 3,417 4,782 4,883 86 73 194,315 171,372
Income -21,314 -21,810 7,935 8,468 3,074 2,334 3,198 3,075 38,073 30,924 30,967 22,991

(1) Other cattle and sheep ( LFA) excludes farms identified as specialist sheep or specialist cattle.

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