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Scottish agricultural survey: December 2017
Annual agricultural survey based on data from larger agricultural holdings together with estimates for smaller farms.
Table 1: Crops and grass area, hay and silage production, 2007 to 2017
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | % Change between 2016 & 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crops and grass sown by 1 December (hectares) (1) | ||||||||||||
| Wheat | 112,602 | 86,270 | 103,627 | 113,852 | 97,396 | 82,947 | 102,570 | 103,905 | 101,519 | 103,855 | 92,936 | -10.5% |
| Barley | 60,182 | 52,034 | 53,174 | 50,929 | 49,222 | 56,977 | 56,411 | 54,353 | 51,368 | 51,804 | 41,636 | -19.6% |
| Oats | 7,401 | 6,242 | 7,593 | 7,146 | 6,459 | 6,957 | 8,272 | 7,721 | 8,667 | 9,370 | 8,511 | -9.2% |
| Oilseed rape | 32,810 | 28,536 | 33,737 | 37,622 | 35,304 | 35,146 | 36,328 | 35,580 | 29,206 | 31,556 | 31,006 | -1.7% |
| Total winter crops | 212,995 | 173,081 | 198,132 | 209,550 | 188,382 | 182,027 | 203,581 | 201,559 | 190,760 | 196,585 | 174,089 | -11.4% |
| Grass sown (1) | 46,440 | 40,812 | 57,761 | 58,586 | 47,060 | 45,576 | 60,329 | 54,119 | 50,584 | 54,503 | 48,076 | -11.8% |
| Grass cut (hectares) | ||||||||||||
| For hay | 44,770 | 40,783 | 41,029 | 44,851 | 45,351 | 32,768 | 52,238 | 52,531 | 37,026 | 38,421 | 36,389 | -5.3% |
| For silage / haylage | 324,674 | 319,553 | 356,279 | 353,018 | 342,443 | 326,148 | 332,069 | 357,375 | 334,893 | 343,009 | 361,937 | 5.5% |
| Production (tonnes) (2) | ||||||||||||
| Hay | 287,661 | 239,107 | 265,490 | 297,440 | 279,225 | 193,084 | 311,055 | 363,689 | 264,671 | 224,262 | 216,694 | -3.4% |
| Grass silage / haylage | 7,026,086 | 6,675,729 | 6,917,005 | 7,022,007 | 7,057,747 | 6,824,878 | 6,864,937 | 7,320,429 | 7,370,147 | 6,853,340 | 6,877,316 | 0.3% |
| Arable silage (2) | 396,353 | 379,041 | 356,545 | 343,923 | 316,520 | 298,938 | 346,561 | 294,507 | 334,745 | 328,876 | 256,237 | -22.1% |
| Yields (tonnes/hectare) | ||||||||||||
| Hay | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 2.0% |
| For silage / haylage | 21.6 | 20.9 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | -4.9% |
| Number of main holdings 3 | 26,063 | 25,272 | 26,188 | 26,545 | 23,943 | 24,373 | 24,693 | 21,807 | 23,323 | 23,240 | 26,267 | 13.0% |
| Agricultural area on main holdings 3 | 5,317,550 | 5,297,565 | 5,328,898 | 5,344,808 | 5,326,948 | 5,273,855 | 5,326,792 | 5,246,086 | 5,227,446 | 5,226,033 | 5,391,964 | 3.2% |
(1) Grass sown excludes minor holdings, which account for approximately 4% of total grassland
(2) Arable silage excludes minor holdings, which account for approximately 0.8% of crops
(3) Figures for grass sown and arable silage are based on estimates for all main holdings, the numbers of which change from year to year.
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