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Results from the June 2017 Scottish Agricultural Census

Statistics on farming in Scotland.

Final Results of the June 2017 Agricultural Census together with June results for the years 2007 to 2016 for comparison

Other sheep 1 year and over
	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	Percentage change between 2016 & 2017
Ewes used for breeding in previous season	2,919,571	2,778,503	2,708,019	2,645,139	2,641,664	2,623,656	2,616,268	2,604,185	2,588,174	2,618,341	2,660,881	1.6%
Rams to be used for service	95,354	91,346	87,675	86,947	87,324	86,694	86,904	86,807	87,121	89,507	90,861	1.5%
For breeding	712,079	674,356	643,844	664,115	660,511	666,114	657,831	631,185	697,419	698,335	686,573	-1.7%
Other	93,934	82,491	82,048	89,199	85,554	87,668	104,711	99,935	99,002	99,869	132,853	33.0%
Total other sheep 1 year and over	806,013	756,847	725,892	753,314	746,065	753,782	762,542	731,120	796,421	798,204	819,426	2.7%
Lambs	3,677,279	3,477,992	3,399,841	3,269,391	3,326,133	3,271,842	3,105,263	3,270,509	3,229,660	3,320,064	3,413,989	2.8%
Total sheep	7,498,217	7,104,688	6,921,427	6,754,791	6,801,186	6,735,974	6,570,977	6,692,621	6,701,376	6,826,116	6,985,157	2.3%

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