Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 1999 Edition
The Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department Economics, Statistics and IACS
		Publisher The Scottish Office	Price £14.50

Contents

Map 1 Main agricultural areas Aggregate output, income and prices The Scottish protected crops industry A1 Output, input and income, 1994 to 1998 A2 Index numbers of gross output, net product and gross product per person at 1995 prices, 1994 to 1998 A3 Estimated balance sheet for Scottish agriculture at current prices, 1990 to 1998 A4 Estimated yield and production of cereals, root crops and horticultural crops, 1993 to 1998 A5 Yield per hectare of cereals by region, 1997 and 1998 A6 Output and utilisation of principal farm crops, 1994 to 1998 A7 Output and prices of livestock and livestock products,1994 to 1998 A8 Home grown grains, ex-farm prices by month, 1997 and 1998 A9 Fruit and vegetable prices by month, 1998 A10 Milking cows and store stock market prices by month, 1998 A11 Fatstock market prices by month, 1998 A12(i) Prices of fertiliser and lime purchased by Scottish farmers, 1996 to 1998 A12(ii) Estimated purchases of fertiliser and lime by Scottish farmers, 1996 to 1998 A13 Feeding stuff prices by month, 1998 A14 Estimated production of hay, grass and arable silage, 1998 A15 Average weekly earnings of regular full-time hired male workers, 1994 to 1998 A16 Investment and interest, 1994 to 1998

Financial results by farm type

B1 Average cropping and stocking, output, inputs and net farm income by type of farm, 1996-97 and 1997-98 B2 Average tenant's capital and net farm income, 1997-98 B3 Average opening and closing balance sheets by tenure and type of farm, 1997-98: owner occupied farms B4 Average opening and closing balance sheets by tenure and type of farm, 1997-98: tenanted farms B5 Average opening and closing balance sheets by tenure and type of farm, 1997-98: owner occupied and tenanted B6 Farm business fund flows by tenure and type of farm,1996-97 and 1997-98: owner occupied farms B7 Farm business fund flows by tenure and type of farm, 1996-97 and 1997-98: tenanted farms B8 Farm business fund flows by tenure and type of farm, 1996-97 and 1997-98: owner occupied and tenanted B9 Percentage distribution of farms according to net farm incomes, 1997-98

The agricultural census

Land use Map 2 Farm types by parish (main holdings only) C1 Crops, grass and rough grazings on main and minor holdings for each UK country, June 1998 Chart C1 Agricultural area by country, June 1998 Map 3 LFA and non-LFA parishes (main holdings only) Map 4 Highlands and Islands enterprise area C2 Agricultural area on main holdings, June 1998 C3 Agricultural area on minor holdings, June 1998 C4 Area of crops and number of holdings with crops on main holdings by region, June 1998 Chart C2 Agricultural land use on main and minor holdings, Scotland, 1988 to 1998 C5 Main agricultural holdings by region and by size of holding, June 1998 C6 Main agricultural holdings which are owned/mainly owned and area on these holdings by region and by size of holding, June 1998 C7 Main agricultural holdings by region and by area of crops and grass, June 1998 C8 Area of cereals and number of holdings with cereals on main holdings by region and size group, June 1998 C9 Area of wheat and number of holdings with wheat on main holdings by region and size group, June 1998 C10 Area of barley and number of holdings with barley on main holdings by region and size group, June 1998 C11 Area of oats and number of holdings with oats on main holdings by region and size group, June 1998 C12 Area of potatoes and number of holdings with potatoes on main holdings by region and size group, June 1998 C13 Sales of equipped farms by type, 1991 to 1998 C14 All sales of agricultural land, 1996 to 1998 C15 Net losses of agricultural land, June to June 1988-89 to 1997-98

Livestock C16 Number of livestock on main and minor holdings for each UK country, June 1998 Chart C3 Cattle by country, June 1998 C17 Number of livestock on main holdings, June 1998 C18 Number of livestock on minor holdings, June 1998 Chart C4 Livestock on main and minor holdings, Scotland, 1988 to 1998 C19(i) Main agricultural holdings with livestock by region, June 1998 C19(ii) Number of livestock on main holdings by region, June 1998 C20 Number of dairy cows and number of holdings with dairy cows on main holdings by region and size group, June 1998 Chart C5 Dairy and beef cows by region and size group, June 1998 C21 Number of beef cows and number of holdings with beef cows on main holdings by region and size group, June 1998 C22 Number of fattening cattle and number of holdings with fattening cattle on main holdings by region and size group, June 1998 C23 Number of breeding ewes and number of holdings with breeding ewes on main holdings by region and size group, June 1998 C24 Number of female breeding pigs and number of holdings with female breeding pigs on main holdings by region and size group, June 1998 C25 Number of fattening pigs and number of holdings with fattening pigs on main holdings by region and size group, June 1998 C26 Number of fowls laying eggs for eating and number of holdings with fowls laying eggs for eating on main holdings by region and size group, June 1998 C27 Number of breeding fowls and number of holdings with breeding fowls on main holdings by region and size group, June 1998 C28 Number of livestock on main holdings, December 1996 to 1998

Labour C29 Occupiers and employees on main holdings, June 1998 C30 Occupiers and employees on minor holdings, June 1998 Chart C6 Occupiers, spouses and employees on main holdings, 1988 to 1998 C31 Number of occupiers, spouses and employees and number of holdings with occupiers, spouses and employees on main holdings by region, June 1998 C32 Number of full-time employees and number of holdings with full-time employees on main holdings by region and size group, June 1998 C33 Employees on main holdings, December 1996 to 1998 Chart C7 Full-time males, December 1988 and 1998

Farm types and European Size Units C34 Main holdings by region and new farm type, June 1998 C35 Minor holdings by region and new farm type, June 1998 C36 Main holdings by area and new farm type, June 1998 C37 Main holdings by European Size Unit and new farm type, June 1998 C38 Minor holdings by European Size Unit and new farm type, June 1998 C39 Main holdings by European Size Unit and region, June 1998 C40 Main holdings by Standard Gross Margin and region, June 1998 C41 Minor holdings by Standard Gross Margin and region, June 1998 C42 Main holdings by Standard Gross Margin and new farm type, June 1998

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