Results from the June 2016 Scottish Agriculture Census
Statistics regarding the area of crops and other farmland, livestock, agriculture workforce and rented farmland, for Scotland in 2016.
Appendix of tables
Final Results of the June 2016 Agricultural Census together with June results for the years 2008 to 2015 for comparison
Table 12: Number and area of holdings by main farm type, total from Standard Outputs (1) and Standard Labour Requirements (2), 2016
| Main farm type | Holdings | Hectares | Total from Standard Outputs (£) (3) | Average Standard Outputs per holding (£) (3) | Standard Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialist Cereals | 2,496 | 257,832 | 192,546,640 | 77,142 | 2,034 |
| General cropping | 1,738 | 254,659 | 334,045,907 | 192,201 | 4,383 |
| Specialist horticulture & permanent crops | 720 | 21,028 | 232,917,601 | 323,497 | 5,849 |
| Specialist pigs | 236 | 10,594 | 42,344,752 | 179,427 | 634 |
| Specialist poultry | 852 | 11,740 | 171,794,483 | 201,637 | 1,687 |
| Specialist dairy | 768 | 113,459 | 308,516,471 | 401,714 | 4,819 |
| LFA Cattle and sheep | 14,517 | 3,151,601 | 653,450,389 | 45,013 | 22,490 |
| Non-LFA Cattle and sheep | 2,475 | 120,822 | 121,035,293 | 48,903 | 2,763 |
| Mixed holdings | 5,225 | 284,171 | 280,809,108 | 53,743 | 5,300 |
| General cropping ; forage | 21,313 | 1,368,059 | 67,140,965 | 3,150 | 1,189 |
| Unclassified | 1,556 | 58,187 | 0 | 0 | 319 |
| Total | 51,896 | 5,652,152 | 2,404,601,610 | 45,494 | 51,468 |
(1) Standard Outputs represent the estimated farm-gate worth (£s) of crops and animals without taking account of the costs incurred in production.
(2) Standard Labour Requirements represent the estimated full-time equivalent ( FTE) labour required to farm the crops and animals on the holding 1 Standard Labour Requirement ( FTE) = 1900 hours per year.
(3) The total amounted generated (in £) using the individual SOs on each farm type listed
The individual SO coefficients for crops and livestock are listed here:
www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Agriculture-Fisheries/Publications/SOCoeffs
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