Results from the June 2012 Scottish Agricultural Census
Final results from the annual agricultural census. Land, livestock and labour items.
Table 2b. Area of vegetables for human consumption, bulbs & soft fruit grown in the open (in hectares) and crops grown in glasshouses 2002 to 2012
From 2009, data on land use has been obtained from the Single Application Form (SAF) for holdings claiming Single Farm Payments.
This has been combined with land use data from all other holdings, collected through June Census forms, to generate overall results.
This change in the underlying data source constitutes a step change in the data series, which is more evident for certain land use categories. Step
| Step change - use of SAF Data | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009(1) | 2010 | 2011(2) | 2012 | Percentage change between 2011 & 2012 |
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| Glasshouses | ||||||||||||
| Walk in plastic structures | 53 | 57 | 69 | 73 | 80 | 104 | 70 | 150 | 158 | 344 | 1,000 | 190.4% |
| Glass clad structures | 29 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 25.7% |
| Total plastic and glass clad structures | 82 | 80 | 90 | 96 | 110 | 128 | 98 | 180 | 186 | 376 | 1,039 | 176.7% |
| Area of glasshouses which is: | ||||||||||||
| Tomatoes | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -16.5% |
| Strawberries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 218 | 699 | 220.3% |
| Raspberries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | 186 | 244.8% |
| Other fruit | - | 25 | 28 | 25 | 55 | 55 | 20 | 113 | 112 | 40 | 38 | -3.6% |
| Vegetables | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9.4% |
| Bedding and pot plants | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 3.8% |
| Hardy Nursery Stock | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 8.5% |
| Total fruit grown in the open and in glasshouses | ||||||||||||
| Strawberries | 670 | 629 | 678 | 682 | 769 | 809 | 919 | 946 | 931 | 1,001 | 885 | -11.6% |
| Raspberries | 571 | 523 | 519 | 468 | 425 | 477 | 544 | 577 | 540 | 514 | 391 | -24.0% |
| Blackcurrants | 415 | 409 | 405 | 420 | 396 | 363 | 269 | 312 | 311 | 282 | 276 | -2.1% |
| Mixed fruit | 84 | 88 | 93 | 106 | 115 | 138 | 135 | 190 | 132 | 140 | 141 | 0.7% |
| Tomatoes | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -16.5% |
| Other fruit | - | 25 | 28 | 25 | 55 | 55 | 20 | 113 | 112 | 40 | 38 | -3.6% |
| Total fruit grown in the open and in glasshouses | 1,747 | 1,679 | 1,726 | 1,705 | 1,763 | 1,845 | 1,890 | 2,140 | 2,028 | 1,981 | 1,734 | -12.4% |
(1) From 2009, data on land use has been obtained from the Single Application Form (SAF) for holdings claiming Single Farm Payments. This has been combined with land use data from all other holdings collected through June Census forms, to generate overall results.
(2) From 2011 onwards, areas of strawberries and raspberries include areas grown under glass as well as areas grown in the open field. Figures prior to 2010 only include areas grown in the open field
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