Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture
2003 Edition
A Publication of the Governmental Statistical Service
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Contents
Map 1 Main agricultural areas
Commentary
Aggregate output, input and income
A1 Output, input and income, 1998 to 2002
A2(i) Agricultural grants and subsidies included in the aggregate account, 1998 to 2002
A2(ii) Agricultural grants and subsidies not included in the aggregate account, 1998 to 2002
A3 Estimated balance sheet for Scottish agriculture at current prices, 1994 to 2001
A4 Estimated yield and production of cereals, root crops and horticultural crops, 1997 to 2002
A5 Yield per hectare of cereals by region, 2001 and 2002
A6 Output and utilisation of principal farm crops, 1998 to 2002
A7 Output and prices of livestock and livestock products, 1998 to 2002
A8 Home grown grains, ex-farm prices by month, 2001 and 2002
A9 Fruit and vegetable prices by month, 2002
A10 Milking cows and store stock market prices by month, 2002
A11 Fatstock market prices by month, 2002
A12(i) Prices of fertiliser and lime purchased by Scottish farmers, 2000 to 2002
A12(ii) Estimated purchases of fertiliser and lime by Scottish farmers, 2000 to 2002
A13 Feeding stuff prices by month, 2002
A14 Estimated production of hay, grass and arable silage, 2002
A15 Average weekly earnings of regular full-time hired male workers, 1997 to 2002
A16 Investment and interest, 1998 to 2002
A17 Average rent by type of farm, 2000 and 2001
Commentary
Annex 1 The time period covered by the FAS 2001-02 Survey
Annex 2 Flow-chart showing the construction of the main economic measures derived from the FAS data
Financial results by type of farming
B1 Average cropping and stocking, output, inputs and net farm income by type of farm, 2000-01 and 2001-02
B2 Average tenant's capital and net farm income, 2001-02
B3 Average opening and closing balance sheets by tenure and type of farm, 2001-02: owner occupied farms
B4 Average opening and closing balance sheets by tenure and type of farm, 2001-02: tenanted
B5 Average opening and closing balance sheets by tenure and type of farm, 2001-02: mixed tenure
B6 Average opening and closing balance sheets by tenure and type of farm, 2001-02: all tenures
B7 Farm business fund flows by tenure and type of farm, 2000-01 and2001-02: owner occupied farms
B8 Farm business fund flows by tenure and type of farm, 2000-01 and2001-02: tenanted farms
B9 Farm business fund flows by tenure and type of farm, 2000-01 and2001-02: mixed tenure farms
B10 Farm business fund flows by tenure and type of farm, 2000-01 and2001-02: all tenures
B11 Percentage distribution of farms according to net farm incomes, 2001-02
B12 Sources and levels of non-farming income, 2001-02
B13 Percentage distribution of non-farming income, 2001-02
The agricultural census
Commentary
Land use
Map 2 Farm types by parish (main and minor holdings)
C1 Crops, grass and rough grazings on main and minor holdings for each UK country, June 2002
Chart C1 Agricultural area by country, June 2002
Map 3 Less Favoured Areas and non-LFA's
Map 4 Highlands and Islands Enterprise Area
C2 Agricultural area on main and minor holdings, June 2002
C3 Area of crops and number of holdings with crops on main and minor holdings by region, June 2002
Chart C2 Agricultural land use, 1992 to 2002
C4 Main and minor holdings by region and by size of holding, June 2002
C5 Main and minor holdings which are owned/mainly owned and area on these holdings by region and by size of holding, June 2002
C6 Area of crops and grass and number of holdings with crops and grass on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C7 Area of cereals and number of holdings with cereals on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C8 Area of wheat and number of holdings with wheat on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C9 Area of barley and number of holdings with barley on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C10 Area of oats and number of holdings with oats on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C11 Area of potatoes and number of holdings with potatoes on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C12 Sales of equipped farms by type, 1992 to 2002
C13 All sales of agricultural land, 2000 to 2002
C14 Net losses of agricultural land, June to June 1989-90 to 2001-02
Livestock
C15 Number of livestock on main and minor holdings for each UK country, June 2002
Chart C3 Cattle on main and minor holdings by country, June 2002
C16 Number of livestock on main and minor holdings, June 2002
Chart C4 Livestock on main and minor holdings, 1992 to 2002
C17(i) Main and minor holdings with livestock by region, June 2002
C17(ii) Number of livestock on main and minor holdings by region, June 2002
C18 Number of dairy cows and number of holdings with dairy cows on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
Chart C5 Dairy and beef cows on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C19 Number of beef cows and number of holdings with beef cows on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C20 Number of fattening cattle and number of holdings with fattening cattle on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C21 Number of breeding ewes and number of holdings with breeding ewes on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C22 Number of female breeding pigs and number of holdings with female breeding pigs on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C23 Number of fattening pigs and number of holdings with fattening pigs on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C24 Number of fowls laying eggs for eating and number of holdings with fowls laying eggs for eating on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C25 Number of breeding fowls and number of holdings with breeding fowls on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C26 Number of livestock on main holdings by region, December 2002
Labour
C27 Occupiers and employees on main and minor holdings, June 2002
Chart C6 Occupiers, spouses and employees on main and minor holdings holdings, 1992 to 2002
C28 Number of occupiers, spouses and employees and number of holdings with occupiers, spouses and employees on main and minor holdings by region, June 2002
C29 Number of full-time employees and number of holdings with full-time employees on main and minor holdings by region and size group, June 2002
C30 Employees on main holdings, December 2000 to 2002
Chart C7 Full-time males on main holdings, December 1992 and 2002
Farm types and European Size Units
C31 Main and minor holdings by region and new farm type, June 2002
C32 Main and minor holdings by area and new farm type, June 2002
C33 Main and minor holdings by European Size Unit and new farm type, June 2002
C34 Main and minor holdings by European Size Unit and region, June 2002
C35 Main and minor holdings by Standard Gross Margin and region, June 2002
C36 Main and minor holdings by Standard Gross Margin and new farm type, June 2002
Farm equipment
C37 Number of tractors on main holdings, December 2000 to 2002
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