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The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998
Table 9A3 Output, utilisation and prices of principal crops, 1995 to 1997
  Unit

1995

1996 (2nd prov)

1997 (1st prov)

Total wheat output (thousand tonnes)

759

769

730

Human and industrial usage1  

622

714

625

Exports2  

-

-

-

Seed  

9

9

10

Stockfeed  

129

46

95

Sales into intervention  

-

-

-

Average market price (£/tonne)

112.40

109.05

89.52

Total barley output (thousand tonnes)

1,163

1,363

1,279

Malting and distilling  

742

750

857

Other human and industrial usage1  

3

108

14

Exports 2  

-

-

-

Seed  

48

48

55

Stockfeed  

369

457

254

Sales into intervention  

1

1

-

Average market price (£/tonne)

130.99

117.98

82.95

Total oats output (thousand tonnes)

95

102

104

Oats:        
Human and industrial usage1  

81

93

90

Exports  

-

-

-

Seed  

7

3

6

Stockfeed  

7

6

8

Average market price (£/tonne)

100.12

108.09

90.42

Total potatoes output (thousand tonnes)

955

999

953

Human consumption - 1st earlies3  

12

13

15

Maincrop3  

567

600

589

Seed-Exports  

47

53

55

Other  

329

333

294

Stockfeed (PMB buying programme)  

-

-

-

Average market price:        
1st earlies (£/tonne)

170.70

116.67

83.56

Ware  

207.03

82.48

56.10

Seed  

222.24

167.27

111.25

Source: SOAEFD Economics and Statistics Unit Branch 2

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

 

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