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Arable area overshoot confirmed
08/11/2004
Scotland's arable overshoot for 2004 will be 1.41 per
cent, it was announced today, a reduction from last year's
level which was 2.2 per cent. A provisional figure of 1.7
per cent was announced in September.
The Scottish Executive Environment & Rural Affairs
Department (SEERAD) will start making payments from Tuesday
November 16. It is expected that payments to around 80 per
cent of Scottish arable farmers will be made on that date.
The remainder will be paid as soon as possible
thereafter.
SEERAD will issue the vast majority of Arable Area
Payments Scheme (AAPS) payments for cereals, linseed,
oilseed, protein crops, flax and hemp and set-aside in the
period November 16 2004 - January 31, 2005.
As with other main farm-based aid schemes, AAPS payments
will be subject to modulation, at a rate of 3.5 per cent
for this year. The AAPS payment rates allowing for the
base area penalties for Scotland for 2004 will be as
follows (£/hectare):
LFA
Cereals, oilseeds, linseeds, proteins, flax and hemp
£214.69
Set-aside £214.69
Non LFA
Cereals, oilseeds, linseed, proteins, flax and hemp
£233.65
Set-aside £233.65