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STRONGER AND SAFER - Production and Imports
Chart 4.1 Agricultural production in Scotland by value of activity output (£ million), 2008
Source: Scottish Agriculture - Output, Input and Income Statistics, 2009
- Finished livestock and livestock products contributed 33% and 15.3% respectively to the value of the total agricultural output in 2008 (£2.3bn).
- Cereals and other crops contributed 16.8% and 10% respectively. Horticulture accounted for 9.3% of the total.
Chart 4.2 Value of agricultural production for human consumption, UK and Scotland, 2003-2008
Source: RERAD, the Scottish Government, Defra
- The value of Scottish agricultural production for human consumption increased during the period of 2003-2008 from £1,609 million to £1,734 million.
- Agricultural production for human consumption in the whole of the UK increased during the same period from £9,706 million to £13,595 million.
Chart 4.3 Agricultural production for human consumption per capita, UK and Scotland, 2003-2008
Source: RERAD, the Scottish Government, Defra, General Register Office of Scotland, ONS
- Per capita of population, Scotland's agricultural sector produces more food for human consumption than the agricultural sector in the UK as a whole. In 2007, per capita production in Scotland stood at £336, whilst UK production per capita was £221.
- Compared to 2007, in 2008 Scottish agricultural production per capita increased by £35. The UK agricultural production per capita increased by £42 during the same period.
Chart 4.4 Agricultural production for human consumption per hectare of agricultural land, UK and Scotland, 2003-2008
Source: RERAD, the Scottish Government, Defra, Agricultural Census June 2008, June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture, June 2008
- Per hectare of agricultural land, the UK produces £727 and Scotland £278 worth of food for human consumption.
- Over the period 2003 to 2008 production per hectare of agricultural land increased by £15 in Scotland and by £201 in the UK.
Chart 4.5 Origin of imports of food into Scotland (excluding imports from the rest of the UK), 2008
Source: Regional Trade Statistics, HMRC
- The majority (55%) of all food imported into Scotland from overseas comes from EU 15.
- Latin America and the Caribbean region is the second biggest importer of food, accounting for 29% of the total.
Chart 4.6 Top food import into Scotland by region of origin (imports from the rest of the UK excluded), 2008
Source: Regional Trade Statistics, HMRC
- Top import from the EU15 into Scotland is dairy and eggs accounting for 24% of value of all EU15 imports.
- Top import from Latin America and the Caribbean is animal feed (87% of total import value from that region). Top import from Middle East and North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa is fruit and vegetables (72% and 76% respectively).
Chart 4.7 Net exports by food category (excluding Scotland's trade with the rest of the UK), 2008
Source: Regional Trade Statistics, HMRC
- In total, in 2008, Scotland had a trade deficit of £83.6 million in food and live animals. The largest trade deficit is in animal feed, accounting for £264.3 million.
- Scotland had a trade surplus of £367 million in fish and seafood and of £33 million in live animals.
Chart 4.8 Scottish food processors sourcing of inputs from within Scotland, 2008
Source: Scottish Primary Food and Drink Produce Processed in Scotland, DTZ, 2008
- 28% of Scottish food processors sourced all of their inputs from Scotland. Further 16% sourced over 75% from Scotland.
- Only 8% of food processors did not source any of their inputs from Scotland.
Chart 4.9 Location of Food Standard Agency Licensed Slaughterhouses in Scotland, 2008
Source: Food Standards Agency (Map produced by SAC, 2008)
- There are 38 slaughter houses in Scotland (with ten located in the Scottish Islands). Their locations are shown on the map.
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