Total Income from Farming Estimates: 2018-2020

Total Income from Farming (TIFF) is the official measure of the profit gained by the agriculture industry in Scotland. It provides a breakdown of the value of farm production, subsidies and costs.


Livestock accounts for the largest portion of agricultural output

A stacked bar chart showing the contribution of different outputs to total output from agriculture in 2020.

Total output from finished livestock in 2019 - £1.12 billion

The beef sector in 2020 was estimated to be worth £642 million and all livestock combined and continues to account for a third of all agricultural output, the largest sector in Scotland.

Taking into account inflation there was a marginal increase in the value of all livestock. The value of finished cattle and calves increased by three per cent 2020.

Poultry, which are not eligible for direct support payments, experienced gains in their output. Poultry rose by £63 million in 2020.

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