Scottish Agricultural Census - provisional results: June 2020
Provisional results from the 2020 June Agricultural Census on land use, crop areas, livestock and the number of people working on agricultural holdings.
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Poultry and Pigs
Number of poultry: 14.4 million
Poultry numbers decreased over the past year. In June 2020, there were an estimated 14.4 million poultry birds in Scotland, a drop of three per cent. This decline in numbers is due to a 15 per cent drop in birds for egg production, to 6.3 million. The number of birds for meat production increased by nine per cent, to 6.7 million.
Number of pigs: 337 thousand
The number of pigs increased for the second year in a row. In June 2020, there were around 337 thousand pigs, a rise of six per cent. This may be due to an increase in pig prices, partly due to world supply being impacted by swine flu.
Other livestock:
- 34,000 horses
- 1,400 donkeys
- 6,900 goats
- 14,100 farmed deer
- 4,900 beehives
- 2,100 camelids
Contact
Email: agric.stats@gov.scot
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