Table B1 Average cropping and stocking, output, inputs, and net farm income by type of farm, 2005-06 and 2006-07
Type of farm | LFA: Specialist sheep | LFA: Specialist beef | LFA: Cattle and sheep | Lowground cattle and sheep |
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Number of farms in sample | 46 | 41 | 125 | 119 | 69 | 62 | 11 | 11 |
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| 2005- '06 | 2006- '07 | 2005- '06 | 2006- '07 | 2005- '06 | 2006- '07 | 2005- '06 | 2006- '07 |
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Average size of business ( SLR) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
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Average size of farm (hectares) | 600 | 593 | 193 | 176 | 722 | 680 | 84 | 171 |
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Number of Ewes | 539 | 513 | 194 | 179 | 655 | 639 | 181 | 262 |
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Number of suckler cows | 6 | 6 | 90 | 90 | 63 | 61 | 67 | 85 |
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Number of dairy cows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Number of other cattle | 10 | 10 | 133 | 136 | 90 | 90 | 134 | 148 |
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Average output £ per farm(1) |
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Crops: Cereals | 58 | 72 | 2,130 | 3,136 | 2,446 | 2,841 | 2,110 | 4,814 |
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Potatoes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
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Other crops | 431 | 840 | 511 | 1,161 | 795 | 287 | 2,005 | 2,523 |
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Total crop output | 488 | 912 | 2,641 | 4,297 | 3,363 | 3,213 | 4,116 | 7,337 |
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Livestock: Cattle | 1,949 | 2,637 | 41,087 | 46,218 | 26,889 | 29,400 | 33,151 | 54,730 |
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Sheep | 17,728 | 16,762 | 10,471 | 10,384 | 25,060 | 26,030 | 10,970 | 15,043 |
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Pigs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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Poultry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 191 | 0 | 0 |
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Milk | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2,251 | 2,338 | 0 | 0 |
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Other livestock | 112 | -27 | 20 | 47 | 78 | 60 | -1 | -50 |
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Total livestock output(2) | 19,787 | 19,372 | 51,584 | 56,650 | 54,423 | 58,047 | 44,120 | 69,723 |
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Miscellaneous | 6,250 | 5,394 | 4,212 | 3,643 | 5,044 | 5,314 | 2,600 | 2,361 |
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Other grants and subsidies | 24,435 | 22,744 | 44,858 | 43,854 | 51,643 | 48,883 | 32,439 | 40,049 |
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(of which LFASS) | (6,320) | (4,167) | (8,206) | (5,344) | (11,757) | (7,645) | (3,132) | (3,474) |
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(of which SFP) | (14,353) | (14,323) | (33,944) | (35,739) | (35,805) | (35,227) | (28,431) | (35,392) |
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Total Output | 50,961 | 48,421 | 103,294 | 108,444 | 114,473 | 115,456 | 83,274 | 119,470 |
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Average inputs - £ per farm |
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Feed | 6,753 | 6,540 | 16,584 | 17,614 | 18,111 | 18,909 | 19,327 | 23,195 |
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(of which home produced) | (62) | (72) | (1,784) | (2,239) | (1,941) | (1,979) | (1,895) | (2,696) |
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Other livestock expenses | 5,155 | 5,242 | 9,176 | 9,734 | 10,724 | 10,992 | 9,198 | 11,463 |
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Seeds | 124 | 217 | 843 | 884 | 1,078 | 1,070 | 1,131 | 1,120 |
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(of which home grown) | (0) | (0) | (34) | (26) | (42) | (26) | (77) | (95) |
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Fertilisers | 1,561 | 1,511 | 7,038 | 7,412 | 6,498 | 5,900 | 5,192 | 7,593 |
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Other crop expenses | 262 | 300 | 1,509 | 1,591 | 1,384 | 1,368 | 1,558 | 1,597 |
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Labour | 7,992 | 7,386 | 9,616 | 10,201 | 15,209 | 15,554 | 2,265 | 7,443 |
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Machinery (excl. depreciation) | 5,915 | 6,557 | 12,800 | 13,356 | 13,274 | 14,103 | 10,485 | 14,649 |
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Machinery depreciation | 5,520 | 6,505 | 10,516 | 10,324 | 10,994 | 10,872 | 7,556 | 8,593 |
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Land & building costs | 8,120 | 7,856 | 14,773 | 15,335 | 17,214 | 16,953 | 11,352 | 15,921 |
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Miscellaneous | 4,800 | 4,830 | 7,862 | 7,572 | 8,303 | 8,389 | 5,419 | 6,677 |
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Total average inputs | 46,201 | 46,944 | 90,718 | 94,023 | 102,788 | 104,110 | 73,483 | 98,250 |
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Average net farm income(2) | 4,759 | 1,478 | 12,576 | 14,421 | 11,685 | 11,347 | 9,791 | 21,220 |
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Breeding livestock appreciation | -210 | 55 | - 129 | 4,810 | -125 | 2,925 | -181 | 5,661 |
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Total valuation change (incl. BLSA) | -2,270 | -1,026 | - 1,758 | 6,034 | -2,546 | 3,919 | -624 | 17,887 |
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(1) Including the value of home-grown non-fodder crops used on the farm for feed or seed, and of milk from the dairy cows fed to stock.
(2) Excluding breeding livestock appreciation ( BLSA).
(3) Excluding cattle and sheep subsidies, which are in the appropriate output.
(4) On a replacement cost basis.
Table B1 -Average cropping and stocking, output, inputs, and net farm income by type of farm, 2005-06 and 2006-07 (continued)
Type of farm | Cereals | General cropping | Dairy | Mixed |
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Number of farms in sample | 57 | 56 | 46 | 43 | 63 | 63 | 68 | 63 |
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| 2005- '06 | 2006- '07 | 2005- '06 | 2006- '07 | 2005- '06 | 2006- '07 | 2005- '06 | 2006- '07 |
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Average size of business ( SLR) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
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Average size of farm (hectares) | 150 | 149 | 165 | 165 | 122 | 122 | 190 | 192 |
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Number of Ewes | 21 | 23 | 37 | 49 | 52 | 50 | 126 | 129 |
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Number of suckler cows | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 55 |
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Number of dairy cows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 119 | 6 | 4 |
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Number of other cattle | 43 | 50 | 48 | 54 | 291 | 292 | 144 | 145 |
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Average output £ per farm(1) |
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Crops: Cereals | 45,505 | 59,973 | 44,079 | 49,850 | 3,088 | 3,962 | 22,634 | 25,801 |
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Potatoes | 2,490 | 2,616 | 38,547 | 65,316 | 142 | 114 | 701 | 860 |
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Other crops | 15,714 | 18,147 | 15,572 | 17,175 | 1,858 | 2,651 | 3,712 | 4,961 |
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Total crop output | 63,709 | 80,737 | 98,197 | 132,342 | 5,088 | 6,726 | 27,046 | 31,623 |
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Livestock: Cattle | 12,152 | 12,788 | 13,717 | 16,130 | 30,695 | 37,035 | 41,727 | 48,871 |
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Sheep | 1,958 | 2,320 | 3,787 | 3,978 | 3,588 | 3,441 | 9,277 | 10,108 |
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Pigs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
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Poultry | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 224 | 55 | 63 |
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Milk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141,340 | 145,271 | 7,643 | 4,229 |
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Other livestock | 44 | -9 | 37 | 65 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 14 |
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Total livestock output(2) | 14,181 | 15,099 | 17,540 | 20,174 | 175,819 | 185,973 | 58,727 | 63,286 |
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Miscellaneous | 15,441 | 10,723 | 14,620 | 15,321 | 3,867 | 4,072 | 7,513 | 5,944 |
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Other grants and subsidies | 33,513 | 34,662 | 33,722 | 35,171 | 24,585 | 30,813 | 46,483 | 46,529 |
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(of which LFASS) | (41) | (49) | (179) | (158) | (1,026) | (704) | (3,534) | (2,300) |
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(of which SFP) | (32,345) | (31,705) | (31,506) | (31,507) | (23,178) | (29,525) | (40,813) | (40,502) |
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Total Output | 126,844 | 141,220 | 164,078 | 203,007 | 210,649 | 227,584 | 139,769 | 147,381 |
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Average inputs - £ per farm |
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Feed | 4,314 | 5,335 | 5,943 | 7,174 | 52,400 | 56,821 | 17,309 | 19,664 |
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(of which home produced) | (1,770) | (2,378) | (1,907) | (1,800) | (2,298) | (2,772) | (5,641) | (6,930) |
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Other livestock expenses | 2,568 | 2,703 | 3,097 | 3,340 | 17,210 | 18,693 | 9,010 | 9,116 |
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Seeds | 5,155 | 5,160 | 8,211 | 9,309 | 1,281 | 1,309 | 3,294 | 3,198 |
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(of which home grown) | (729) | (633) | (3,364) | (3,669) | (15) | (17) | (463) | (469) |
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Fertilisers | 13,355 | 13,392 | 13,266 | 14,145 | 11,715 | 11,674 | 10,317 | 10,434 |
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Other crop expenses | 11,583 | 11,585 | 15,686 | 16,338 | 2,521 | 2,683 | 5,728 | 5,443 |
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Labour | 14,521 | 12,558 | 19,923 | 19,981 | 28,120 | 28,290 | 17,747 | 17,580 |
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Machinery (excl. depreciation) | 22,539 | 22,091 | 30,104 | 33,015 | 22,530 | 24,552 | 18,777 | 18,969 |
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Machinery depreciation | 16,694 | 14,314 | 19,048 | 20,528 | 14,124 | 13,427 | 14,291 | 12,650 |
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Land & building costs | 23,479 | 22,225 | 28,942 | 31,067 | 27,441 | 26,150 | 19,783 | 20,041 |
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Miscellaneous | 9,585 | 9,577 | 11,671 | 11,612 | 10,700 | 10,526 | 9,142 | 9,766 |
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Total average inputs | 123,792 | 118,940 | 155,889 | 166,509 | 188,041 | 194,125 | 125,398 | 126,859 |
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Average net farm income(2) | 3,052 | 22,280 | 8,189 | 36,499 | 21,318 | 33,459 | 14,372 | 20,521 |
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Breeding livestock appreciation | 62 | 144 | 316 | 259 | -3,429 | 6,870 | 232 | 1,330 |
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Total valuation change (incl. BLSA) | -602 | 5,775 | 1,814 | 17,451 | -1,871 | 14,455 | -903 | 4,563 |
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(1) Including the value of home-grown non-fodder crops used on the farm for feed or seed, and of milk from the dairy cows fed to stock.
(2) Excluding breeding livestock appreciation ( BLSA).
(3) Excluding cattle and sheep subsidies, which are in the appropriate output.
(4) On a replacement cost basis.