Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2003 Edition
Table A13 Feeding stuff prices by month, 2002
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
/tonne | /tonne | /tonne | /tonne | /tonne | /tonne | /tonne | /tonne | /tonne | /tonne | /tonne | /tonne |
Hay | 80.42 | 77.34 | 73.13 | 65.50 | 64.06 | 65.00 | 63.23 | 78.69 | 71.25 | 69.38 | 67.35 | 66.25 |
Barley straw | 46.95 | 46.23 | 44.97 | 42.32 | 39.84 | 39.17 | 35.60 | 33.62 | 31.42 | 30.13 | 30.79 | 30.17 |
Oat straw | - | 40.00 | 42.50 | 40.00 | 40.00 | - | - | 22.00 | 25.42 | 26.67 | 27.29 | 27.50 |
Notes:
Average of growers' prices paid by a representative sample of merchants throughout Scotland.
Monthly averages relate to statistical months of four or five weeks.
Table A14 Estimated production of hay, and grass and arable silage, 2002
| Average 1997 to 2001 | 2002 |
'000 tonnes | '000 tonnes |
Hay | 385 | 277 |
Grass silage | 6,748 | 6,695 |
Arable silage | 242 | 394 |