Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture: 2008 Edition

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Table C39 Number of main and minor holdings by Standard Labour Requirements and farm type, June 2007

Farm type

Standard Labour Requirements (1)

Total

Very small
(< 1 FTE)

Small
(1 to < 2 FTE)

Medium
(2 to < 3 FTE)

Large
(3 to < 5 FTE)

Very large
(5 or more FTE)

Holdings

Holdings

Holdings

Holdings

Holdings

Cereals

2,635

541

213

122

49

3,560

General cropping

967

435

316

272

270

2,260

Horticulture

852

44

18

17

42

973

Specialist pigs

135

7

5

16

22

185

Specialist poultry

1,245

27

34

44

24

1,374

Dairy

103

152

278

514

382

1,429

Cattle and sheep ( LFA)

9,344

1,660

963

1,144

926

14,037

Cattle and sheep (Lowland)

1,455

149

68

57

40

1,769

Mixed

1,125

464

259

258

226

2,332

Other

23,170

79

50

51

50

23,400

Total

41,031

3,558

2,204

2,495

2,031

51,319

(1) 1 Standard Labour Requirement = 1900 hours per year.
FTE means full-time equivalent.

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