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Pesticide usage in Scotland: arable crops and potato stores 2016

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on arable crops and potato stores in Scotland during 2016.

Table 1 Potatoes stored, and proportion treated, by storage type - 2016

	Unventilated	Ventilated	Refrigerated	Total
	Store Type			Total
Seed
Tonnes stored	8,768	151,945	254,310	415,023
% storage type	2%	37%	61%
Basic tonnes treated	3,973	105,149	85,522	194,644
% treated	45%	69%	34%	47%
Ware
Tonnes stored	13,691	154,536	557,036	725,263
% storage type	2%	21%	77%
Basic tonnes treated	0	31,529	45,433	76,962
% treated	N/A	20%	8%	11%
All stored potatoes
Tonnes stored	22,459	306,481	811,346	1,140,286
% storage type	2%	27%	71%
Basic tonnes treated	3,973	136,678	130,955	271,606
% treated	1%	50%	48%	24%

N/A = not applicable

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