Farm Incomes in Scotland 2007/08

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TABLE 5
AVERAGE TENANT'S CAPITAL AND NET FARM INCOME 2007/08

£ Per Farm

Type of Farming

Size of
Business
SLR's

Average of Opening and Closing Valuations

Total
Tenant-Type
Capital

Net Farm
Income

Medium-Term Capital

Short-Term (Working) Capital

Breeding
Livestock

Machinery

Trading
Livestock

Crops

Other

Specialist Sheep ( LFA)

Small

11,058

23,105

6,388

626

1,070

42,248

13,088

Medium

25,140

26,699

5,367

931

1,376

59,512

15,133

Large

48,481

32,119

17,266

1,908

1,371

101,145

7,756

All sizes

23,065

26,021

9,273

1,016

1,190

60,566

11,856

Specialist Beef ( LFA)

Small

35,825

34,401

26,746

4,862

2,343

104,177

6,737

Medium

63,306

51,778

46,481

6,648

4,673

172,886

19,602

Large

106,315

73,064

74,902

11,892

9,546

275,719

37,922

All sizes

58,936

47,466

42,696

7,006

4,624

160,728

17,081

Cattle and Sheep ( LFA)

Small

21,288

21,587

10,717

2,136

2,105

57,833

4,925

Medium

37,801

37,813

18,264

4,055

2,163

100,098

8,003

Large

95,558

68,006

61,174

8,750

7,652

241,141

31,091

All sizes

60,733

47,155

36,946

5,718

4,869

155,422

18,397

Cereals

Small

2,079

63,736

12,549

21,756

9,822

109,942

34,781

Medium

1,109

89,378

32,891

30,010

24,870

178,258

69,025

Large

16,363

164,845

56,851

58,272

38,067

334,397

90,863

All sizes

3,469

77,835

19,919

26,716

14,793

142,733

45,223

General Cropping

Small

2,717

57,972

20,941

14,918

4,672

101,220

18,504

Medium

13,710

89,692

15,788

19,040

17,021

155,251

46,951

Large

29,187

150,851

48,373

95,417

33,997

357,825

113,176

All sizes

14,380

97,477

29,606

44,324

17,628

203,415

57,968

Dairy

Small

27,556

31,064

21,554

3,502

3,028

86,704

4,767

Medium

53,246

45,399

40,148

6,797

5,345

150,935

27,825

Large

99,878

80,506

69,782

12,274

10,544

272,983

70,311

All sizes

80,494

66,594

57,155

9,959

8,457

222,659

52,698

Lowground Cattle and Sheep

Small

33,415

24,911

33,765

7,173

2,577

101,841

4,390

Medium

114,346

54,852

94,115

9,349

16,939

289,602

64,661

Large

134,061

71,584

119,448

11,681

15,332

352,105

49,913

All sizes

64,698

38,360

59,206

8,372

7,113

177,749

21,837

Mixed

Small

17,565

34,889

36,474

10,341

4,425

103,694

10,047

Medium

39,593

65,433

54,215

13,932

5,742

178,915

17,507

Large

64,010

104,712

85,352

26,642

17,407

298,123

51,965

All sizes

36,053

62,246

55,007

16,128

8,772

178,206

24,626

All Farm Types

Small

18,407

39,053

20,321

8,961

4,071

90,814

14,309

Medium

40,335

58,233

34,941

11,044

8,587

153,140

29,196

Large

79,160

86,497

63,203

24,486

13,817

267,162

53,816

All sizes

42,114

57,902

36,915

14,445

8,037

159,413

29,828

Page updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2009