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Crop production statistics
16/01/2002
The final estimates of 2001 Scottish Combinable Crop Production have been relaesed.
It revises the provisional estimates published by the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD) on October 3, 2001.
SEERAD's final estimate of 2001 Scottish cereal production is 2,657,000 tonnes, approximately 150,000 tonnes lower than the provisional estimate. This represents a 7 per cent decline on production in 2000. Total combinable crop production is estimated at 2,772,000 tonnes, also 7 per cent down on 2000. The details for each crop are:
- The wheat area decreased by 27 per cent with average yield falling by 12 per cent. Production of wheat fell by 35 per cent to 617,000 tonnes.
- The area of winter barley grown fell by 10 per cent and yield decreased by 15 per cent, resulting in a 24 per cent reduction in production. In contrast spring barley, the most widely-grown crop, saw increases in both area grown (10 per cent) and yield (9 per cent). This resulted in an increase in spring barley production of 20 per cent, to 1,571,000 tonnes. Total barley production increased by 8 per cent to 1,916,000 tonnes.
- Winter oats production fell by 40 per cent, reflecting a 39 per cent reduction in area grown and a 3 per cent reduction in yield. The area of spring oats grown increased by 13 per cent and yield increased by 9 per cent. Overall oats production declined slightly to 115,000 tonnes despite a small increase in yield. This was due to a reduction in area grown of 3 per cent.
- Total production of oilseed rape declined by 5 per cent to 106,000 tonnes, reflecting a 4 per cent decrease in area grown and a small decrease in yield. Within the total, production of spring oilseed rape increased but this was more than offset by reduced production of winter oilseed rape.
- The area of linseed grown fell by 41 per cent. Despite an 18 per cent increase in yield, production fell by 31 per cent, to 2,000 tonnes.
- Protein peas production increased by 47 per cent to 8,000 tonnes reflecting increased area grown (16 per cent) and yield (27 per cent).
Crop area is taken from the June 2001 Agricultural Census. Yield and production estimates are obtained from a random sample survey of farms growing cereals, oilseed crops and peas.
Media can obtain a table outlining the main findings of the survey by phoning the number below. The table shows area, yield and production estimates for combine harvested crops in 2001 along with comparable figures for 2000 and five-year average yields for 1996-2000.