Farms in Ayrshire - numbers, types and income: FOI release

Information requested

 

You asked for the total number of farms in Ayrshire and a breakdown of the farm types. ie- beef/ dairy/ sheep/arable etc. And the total income from farming in Ayrshire.

 

Response

 

1. Below is a copy of the farm numbers/type information you requested.
Number of holdings by farm type in mainland Ayrshire for 2016 and 2018
Source : June agricultural census

Farm Type	2016	2018
Specialist cereals	30	28
General cropping	14	20
Specialist horticulture & permanent crops	20	28
Secpialist pigs	9	6
Specialist poultry	61	56
Specialist dairy	163	184
LFA cattle & sheep	865	813
Non-LFA cattle & sheep	204	162
Mixed holdings	246	309
General cropping; forage	1,105	1,109
Unclassified	80	92
All	2,797	2,810

Statistics prepared by Scottish Government RESAS Statistics (Agriculture)
Further information can be found here: https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Agriculture-Fisheries/PubEconomicReport/ERSA2018

 

2. Total Income from Farming in Ayrshire in 2016 was estimated at £40 million. The Total Income from Farming in Ayrshire for 2018 was estimated at £29 million.

Further information on Total Income from Farming can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/total-income-farming-estimates-scotland-2016-18/

You can contact agric.stats@gov.scot if you have any further statistical queries.

 

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