Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture: 2008 Edition
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Table C32 Number and area of main and minor holdings by Main farm type, Standard Gross Margins(1), and Standard Labour Requirements(2), June 2007
Main farm type | Holdings | Hectares | Standard
Gross
Margins | Standard
Labour
Requirements |
|---|
Cereals | 3,562 | 382,975 | 130,564,018 | 2,950 |
|---|
General cropping | 2,274 | 285,112 | 187,116,597 | 5,118 |
|---|
Specialist fruit | 123 | 1,516 | 1,552,719 | 84 |
|---|
Specialist glass | 206 | 2,560 | 15,348,140 | 531 |
|---|
Other horticulture | 663 | 5,075 | 4,010,049 | 410 |
|---|
Specialist pigs | 197 | 11,913 | 8,890,050 | 312 |
|---|
Specialist poultry | 1,812 | 21,768 | 28,079,892 | 755 |
|---|
Dairy ( LFA) (3) | 1,046 | 132,711 | 124,414,112 | 4,067 |
|---|
Dairy (Lowland) | 385 | 45,418 | 56,349,074 | 1,674 |
|---|
Specialist sheep ( SDA) | 6,552 | 1,103,559 | 22,451,379 | 4,776 |
|---|
Specialist beef ( SDA) | 4,953 | 868,243 | 138,097,367 | 7,669 |
|---|
Mixed cattle and sheep ( SDA) | 2,155 | 980,736 | 60,495,062 | 6,111 |
|---|
Cattle and sheep ( DA) | 481 | 29,417 | 10,606,453 | 550 |
|---|
Cattle and sheep (Lowland) | 1,870 | 58,321 | 21,136,089 | 1,182 |
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Cropping and dairy | 58 | 19,151 | 12,595,318 | 329 |
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Cropping, cattle and sheep | 1,667 | 249,300 | 87,928,758 | 3,495 |
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Cropping, pigs and poultry | 81 | 10,102 | 9,575,580 | 312 |
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Cropping and mixed livestock | 95 | 1,831 | 468,474 | 29 |
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Mixed livestock | 427 | 14,308 | 9,290,370 | 346 |
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Specialist set-aside | 374 | 39,313 | 1,410,175 | 42 |
|---|
Specialist grass and forage | 20,750 | 1,289,184 | 1,197,367 | 1,450 |
|---|
Specialist horses | 92 | 15,586 | 81,774 | 44 |
|---|
Non-classifiable - fallow | 585 | 3,587 | 0 | 3 |
|---|
Non-classifiable - other | 911 | 25,699 | 0 | 291 |
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Total | 51,319 | 5,597,386 | 931,658,816 | 42,533 |
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(1) The Standard Gross Margin represents the value (less variable costs) of the crops and livestock on holdings.
(2) 1 Standard Labour Requirement = 1900 hours per year.
(3) See note (1) to table C2.
SDA Severely Disadvantaged Area; DA Disadvantaged Area
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