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Final estimate of total combinable crop production 2005
12/01/2006
The final estimate of 2005 total Scottish cereal production is 2,714,000 tonnes, approximately 44,000 tonnes lower than the provisional estimate which was released in October 2005.
Provisional data was completed at a time when much of the harvest had still to be completed.
The figures released today represent a 4.8 per cent decrease on production in 2004. Total combinable crop production is estimated at 2,843,000 tonnes, which is 4.9 per cent down on 2004.
Although the average yields recorded for most crops were higher in 2005 than in 2004, the areas grown were generally lower. The details for each crop are:
- Wheat production decreased by 5.2 per cent to 832,000 tonnes, mainly reflecting a 5.0 per cent reduction in the area grown. The average yield in 2005 of 8.6 tonnes per hectare was marginally lower than that recorded in 2004.
- The area of winter barley grown decreased by 8.1 per cent and yield increased by 3.2 per cent, resulting in a 5.2 per cent decrease in production. Spring barley, the most widely-grown crop, saw a 5.0 per cent decrease in area grown and yield increased marginally by 0.2 per cent resulting in a fall in spring barley production of 4.8 per cent to 1,375,000 tonnes. Taken as a whole, total barley production decreased by 4.9 per cent to 1,762,000 tonnes.
- The area of winter oats grown declined by 18.4 per cent and although the yield increased by 11.3 per cent, the tonnage achieved in 2005 was 9.2 per cent down on the 2004 level. Despite a fall of 3.9 per cent in the area of spring oats grown, an increase in yield of 9.7 per cent contributed to an increase in production of 5.5 per cent. Overall, total oats production increased by 0.3 per cent to 115,000 tonnes.
- Total production of oilseed rape fell by 5.1 per cent to 124,000 tonnes, reflecting a 9.2 per cent decrease in the area grown and a rise in yield of 4.5 per cent.
- A decrease of 10.1 per cent in area grown and an increase of 0.9 per cent in yield contributed to a fall in triticale production of 9.5 per cent.
- A reduction of 11.6 per cent in the area of protein peas grown and a fall in yield of 26.3 per cent resulted in an estimated fall in production of 34.8 per cent.
Crop area is taken from the June 2005 Agricultural Census. Yield and production estimates are obtained from a random sample survey of farms growing cereals, oilseed crops and peas.
These figures update the forecasts released on October 13, 2005. No further revised estimates will be published.