The Scottish Office (Back)
Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture
1997 Edition
Table A4 - Output, Utilisation and Prices of Principal Crops, 1994 to 1996
 
 

Unit

1994

1995
(2nd prov)

1996
(1st prov)

Wheat:

Human and industrial usage (1)

000 tonnes

615

622

701

Exports (2)

" "

0

0

0

Seed

" "

10

9

10

Stockfeed

" "

122

128

99

Sales into intervention

" "

0

0

0

Total output

" "

747

759

810

Average market price

£ /tonne

103.76

112.41

107.31

 

Barley:

Malting and distilling

000 tonnes

818

769

836

Other human and industrial usage (1)

" "

23

3

2

Exports (2)

" "

0

0

0

Seed

" "

53

48

58

Stockfeed

" "

153

342

528

Sales into intervention

" "

0

1

1

Total output

" "

1047

1163

1425

Average market price

£ /tonne

126.59

131.93

118.96

 

Oats:

Human and industrial usage (1)

000 tonnes

68

81

85

Exports

" "

0

0

0

Seed

" "

6

7

6

Stockfeed

" "

7

7

6

Total output

" "

81

95

97

Average market price

£ /tonne

109.31

100.12

107.54

 

Potatoes:

       

Human consumption -1st earlies (3)

000 tonnes

12

12

13

Maincrop (3)

" "

619

645

669

Seed - Exports

" "

44

47

53

Other

" "

234

248

253

Stockfeed (PMB buying programme)

" "

0

0

0

Total output

" "

909

952

988

Average market price:

1st earlies

£ /tonne

171.82

113.36

116.67

Ware

" "

129.30

205.98

82.82

Seed

" "

137.41

150.50

148.72

 
(1) Includes waste in distribution
(2) Excludes sales out of intervention
(3) Includes consumption in farm households