Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture: 2008 Edition

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Table B11(ii) Percentage distribution of farms according to net profit, 2006-07

Type of farm

Size of business

Net profit

Less than £0

£0 to £1999

£2000 to £3999

£4000 to £5999

£6000 to £7999

£8000 to £9999

£10000 to £14999

£15000 to £19999

£20000 to £29999

£30000 to £39999

LFA: Specialist sheep

Small

25.0

12.5

25.0

12.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

12.5

12.5

0.0

Medium

12.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

25.0

50.0

12.5

0.0

Large

16.0

16.0

4.0

0.0

8.0

4.0

16.0

8.0

12.0

0.0

All sizes

21.0

11.9

16.2

7.6

2.2

1.1

7.4

16.0

12.4

0.0

LFA: Specialist beef

Small

18.0

1.6

1.6

3.3

6.6

9.8

16.4

13.1

14.8

11.5

Medium

14.8

0.0

7.4

3.7

3.7

7.4

0.0

7.4

29.6

7.4

Large

6.5

0.0

3.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

6.5

12.9

16.1

All sizes

14.5

0.9

3.0

2.5

4.4

6.9

9.5

10.5

16.8

12.0

LFA: Cattle and sheep

Small

10.0

10.0

10.0

20.0

10.0

0.0

30.0

0.0

0.0

10.0

Medium

20.0

0.0

0.0

10.0

20.0

0.0

20.0

0.0

20.0

0.0

Large

11.9

0.0

2.4

0.0

2.4

7.1

11.9

2.4

11.9

14.3

All sizes

12.5

3.4

4.6

8.4

7.7

3.6

19.3

1.2

9.1

10.6

Cereals

Small

11.8

2.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

5.9

2.9

11.8

23.5

17.6

Medium

8.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

8.3

0.0

0.0

16.7

8.3

16.7

Large

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

10.0

All sizes

10.1

2.3

0.0

0.0

1.0

4.5

2.3

11.1

19.1

16.7

General cropping

Small

14.3

0.0

0.0

4.8

4.8

0.0

33.3

9.5

19.0

4.8

Medium

11.1

0.0

0.0

11.1

0.0

0.0

11.1

22.2

22.2

22.2

Large

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

7.7

0.0

7.7

15.4

15.4

All sizes

8.7

0.0

0.0

4.4

2.2

2.6

17.4

11.5

18.4

11.9

Dairy

Small

0.0

14.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

14.3

57.1

0.0

0.0

Medium

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

14.3

42.9

Large

2.0

2.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2.0

0.0

2.0

2.0

14.3

All sizes

1.3

3.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.3

2.0

9.3

4.3

18.2

Lowground cattle and sheep

Small

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

0.0

25.0

Medium

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

33.3

0.0

0.0

Large

25.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

25.0

0.0

25.0

0.0

All sizes

5.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

16.0

21.3

21.0

5.2

16.0

Mixed

Small

16.7

3.3

0.0

3.3

6.7

0.0

13.3

16.7

20.0

6.7

Medium

6.7

6.7

6.7

0.0

0.0

6.7

6.7

0.0

13.3

13.3

Large

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

5.6

0.0

5.6

0.0

22.2

11.1

All sizes

9.7

2.8

1.1

1.7

5.2

1.1

9.7

8.5

19.6

9.2

All farm types

Small

15.3

4.6

5.2

5.4

3.9

5.0

14.3

13.6

14.7

9.8

Medium

10.6

0.8

2.7

3.8

4.1

2.7

7.3

12.7

18.6

14.0

Large

6.3

2.1

1.5

0.0

1.9

3.2

5.2

3.9

11.4

12.4

All sizes

11.6

3.2

3.5

3.4

3.3

4.0

10.2

10.2

14.3

11.3

Table B11(ii) Percentage distribution of farms according to net profit, 2006-07 (continued)

Type of farm

Size of business

Net profit

£40000 to £49999

£50000 to £59999

£60000 to £69999

£70000 to £79999

£80000 to £89999

£90000 to £99999

£100000 and over

LFA: Specialist sheep

Small

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Medium

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Large

8.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

All sizes

2.2

1.1

0.0

1.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

LFA: Specialist beef

Small

1.6

1.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Medium

11.1

3.7

0.0

3.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

Large

12.9

12.9

9.7

9.7

0.0

3.2

6.5

All sizes

6.1

4.9

2.5

3.1

0.0

0.8

1.6

LFA: Cattle and sheep

Small

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Medium

10.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Large

9.5

9.5

0.0

4.8

7.1

2.4

2.4

All sizes

6.4

4.8

0.0

2.4

3.6

1.2

1.2

Cereals

Small

8.8

11.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2.9

Medium

8.3

8.3

16.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

8.3

Large

0.0

10.0

20.0

10.0

0.0

10.0

40.0

All sizes

7.8

11.2

4.2

1.1

0.0

1.1

7.6

General cropping

Small

4.8

0.0

4.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Medium

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Large

7.7

7.7

0.0

7.7

0.0

7.7

23.1

All sizes

4.8

2.6

2.2

2.6

0.0

2.6

7.9

Dairy

Small

0.0

0.0

14.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Medium

14.3

14.3

14.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Large

10.2

20.4

4.1

12.2

6.1

4.1

18.4

All sizes

9.6

16.3

7.6

8.0

4.0

2.7

12.0

Lowground cattle and sheep

Small

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Medium

0.0

0.0

66.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Large

0.0

25.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

All sizes

0.0

5.2

9.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Mixed

Small

10.0

0.0

3.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Medium

13.3

6.7

13.3

6.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

Large

5.6

5.6

5.6

16.7

0.0

5.6

16.7

All sizes

9.1

2.9

5.7

6.4

0.0

1.8

5.3

All farm types

Small

3.8

2.6

1.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.5

Medium

8.3

4.4

7.4

1.7

0.0

0.0

0.8

Large

8.9

11.6

4.1

9.0

2.7

3.9

11.9

All sizes

6.2

5.9

3.2

3.2

0.9

1.3

4.3

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