Tenanted Agricultural Land in Scotland 2014

Latest statistics of agricultural rents and some data on profitability of tenanted farms


Table 6: Median, quartile and decile rents by category, 2013/14

10% lower quartile median upper quartile 90% sample size
Sub-region
Shetland 1 2 2 5 6 15
Orkney 15 46 88 149 168 45
Eileanan an Iar 1 1 2 3 5 10
Highland 1 6 51 98 133 180
NE Scotland 12 56 99 129 164 395
Tayside 8 37 100 156 180 270
Fife 8 60 125 167 207 95
Lothian 13 60 143 186 232 95
Scottish Borders 17 48 105 147 180 250
East Central 4 14 60 105 178 70
Argyll & Bute 1 6 16 66 113 115
Clyde Valley 10 35 75 123 173 105
Ayrshire 9 25 73 114 158 95
Dumfries & Galloway 12 44 95 133 178 335
Farm type
Cereal 28 102 132 162 192 215
General Cropping 1 71 132 172 200 140
Horticulture 19 91 162 245 501 25
Pigs and poultry 50 110 153 247 540 15
Dairy 34 89 124 152 195 135
Cattle and Sheep (LFA) 3 12 46 92 132 955
Cattle and Sheep (non-LFA) 22 61 111 147 176 85
Mixed 40 73 109 141 179 310
Forage/other 7 56 113 152 176 195
Rental type
Crofting/ Small Landholders Act - 1 2 7 21 380
91 Act LFA 2 13 50 92 125 755
91 Act non LFA 13 90 124 157 184 525
91 Act Ltd Partnership 5 31 86 139 185 195
Short Limited Duration Tenancy (SDLT) 10 55 106 165 212 355
Limited Duration Tenancy (LDT) 12 43 103 148 193 230
Seasonal LFA on same location 12 44 116 170 244 1,625
Seasonal LFA on different location 12 15 80 184 293 225
Seasonal non-LFA on same location 8 72 148 219 322 700
Seasonal non-LFA on different location 13 16 121 300 741 120

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