| Description | Published report on Standard Gross Margins relating to Organic farming in Scotland. |
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| ISBN | (Web Only) |
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| Official Print Publication Date | |
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| Website Publication Date | November 12, 2007 |
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Laurence Gould Partnership Ltd
ISBN 978 0 7559 1602 3 (Web only publication)
This document is also available in pdf format (392k)
Contents
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Aims
1.2 Background to the Study
1.3 Preparation of Results
1.4 Key Conclusions
2. INTRODUCTION
3. Overview of the Organic Sector in 2006
3.1 Organic Farming in Europe
3.2 Organic Farming in Scotland
3.3 Scottish Producers
3.4 Organic Aid Scheme
3.5 OAS in the Future
3.6 Marketing
3.7 Individual Organic Sectors in Scotland
3.7.1 Finished Cattle
3.7.2 Store Cattle
3.7.3 Cull Cows
3.7.4 Finished Lambs
3.7.5 Store Lambs
3.7.6 Cast Ewes
3.7.7 Milk
3.7.8 Pigs
3.7.9 Poultry & Eggs
3.7.10 Arable
3.7.11 Fruit & Vegetables
4. STUDY RESULTS
4.1 Weighted Average Gross Margins By Enterprise Type
4.1.1 Combined Fruit & Vegetables
4.1.2 Potatoes
4.1.3 Swedes
4.1.4 Parsnips, Beetroot & Carrots
4.1.5 Winter Wheat
4.1.6 Lupins, Beans & Oat & Bean Mix
4.1.7 Spring Barley
4.1.8 Spring Wheat
4.1.9 Spring Oats
4.1.10 Sheep
4.1.11 Suckler Cows
4.1.12 Finishing Cattle
4.1.13 Dairy
4.1.14 Poultry
4.2 Whole Farm Analysis
4.3 Net Margin Analysis
4.3.1 OS4
4.3.2 OS5
4.3.3 OS13
4.3.4 OS19
4.4 Survey Results
4.4.1 Age Range of Participants
4.4.2 Land Tenure
4.4.3 Organic Aid Scheme
4.4.4 Organic Associations, Standards & Advice
4.4.5 CAP Reform
4.4.6 Marketing
4.4.7 Labour & Machinery
4.4.8 Agri-environment Schemes
4.4.9 Farm Issues
4.4.10 Future of Organic Farming
5. CONCLUSIONS & DISCUSSION
5.1 Key Points Arising from the Results Analysis
5.1.1 Weighted Average Gross Margins
5.1.2 Combined Fruit and Vegetables
5.1.3 Field Scale Vegetable Enterprises
5.1.4 Combinable Crops
5.1.5 Livestock Enterprises
5.1.6 Poultry
5.1.7 Gross Margin Performance at Whole Farm Level
5.1.8 Whole Farm Net Margin Performance
5.1.9 Impact of Organic Aid
5.2 Discussion of the Results with Particular Regard to Future Development of the Sector
APPENDIX 1 - Participant's survey
APPENDIX 2 - Assumptions used in calculating gross margins
APPENDIX 3 - Methodology
APPENDIX 4 - Glossary
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