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Final estimate of cereal harvest
15/01/2004
These statistics revise the
provisional estimates published by the Scottish
Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD)
in October 2, 2003.
SEERAD's final estimate of 2003 total Scottish cereal
production is 2,848,000 tonnes, approximately 70,000 tonnes
lower than the provisional estimate. This represents a
12.1 per cent increase on production in 2002. Total
combinable crop production is estimated at 2,976,000
tonnes, which is 12.3 per cent up on 2002. The details for
each crop are:
• The wheat area decreased by 9.2 per cent. Despite an
8.6 per cent increase in yield, production fell by 1.4 per
cent to 728,000 tonnes.
• The area of winter barley grown decreased by 8.3 per
cent and yield increased by 4.4 per cent, resulting in a
4.2 per cent decline in production. Spring barley, the
most widely-grown crop, saw increases in both area grown
(0.8 per cent) and yield (23.0 per cent). This resulted in
an increase in spring barley production of 24.0 per cent to
1,587,000 tonnes. Overall total barley production rose by
17.1 per cent to 1,980,000 tonnes.
• Winter oats production rose by 48.1 per cent,
reflecting the combined effect of an 11.7 per cent
expansion in area grown and a 32.6 per cent increase in
yield. The area of spring oats grown decreased by 0.6 per
cent and yield rose by 19.5 per cent. Total oats
production increased by 26.9 per cent to 133,000
tonnes.
• Total production of oilseed rape increased by 16.3 per
cent to 121,000 tonnes, reflecting a 13.9 per cent rise in
area grown and an increase in yield of 2.2 per cent.
Within the total, production of spring oilseed rape and
winter oilseed rape rose by 10.5 per cent and 16.9 per cent
respectively.
• The linseed area fell by 21.7 per cent and yield
dropped by 20.5 per cent, resulting in a 37.8 per cent
decrease in production to 1,099 tonnes.
• Protein peas production increased by 24.1 per cent to
5,728 tonnes, reflecting a growth in area (15.5 per cent)
and an improved yield (7.5 per cent).
Crop area is taken from the June 2003 Agricultural
Census. Yield and production estimates are obtained from a
random sample survey of farms growing cereals, oilseed
crops and peas.