Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture: 2009 Edition

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Table A4 Average rent(1)(2)by type of farm, 2002 to 2004

Type of Farm:

2002

2003

2004

Number in sample

£ rent/ha

Number in sample

£ rent/ha

Number in sample

£ rent/ha

Cereals

77

100.40

78

100.53

77

99.92

General cropping

67

104.51

60

112.09

47

125.39

Dairy

39

83.41

40

94.23

38

89.15

Cattle and sheep ( LFA)

448

6.62

364

11.95

349

16.27

Mixed

41

71.45

58

62.80

63

74.80

Other

68

39.50

94

30.80

84

23.25

Total

740

28.54

694

29.29

658

31.10

(1) Rent/ha by farm type is based on the areas and rents of the farms in the sample, but the total rental/ha is adjusted to take into account the distribution of farm types and sizes in the census.
(2) The latest published results relate to 2004. Results from 2005 onwards will be made available after the methodological review of the Tenanted Land Survey ( TLS) in Scotland has been completed.

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