HORTICULTURE
The total area of vegetables grown in the open for human consumption, in 2011, was 15,246 hectares.
The value of horticultural output in Scotland fell by 5.3 per cent to £241 million in 2010 mainly due to an £13 million decrease in the value of fruit.
Table : Scottish Horticultural Output
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| 2009 |
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| 2010 |
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| Crop | Area
(Ha) | Output
Tonnes (000's) | Value £ million | Area
(Ha) | Output
Tonnes (000's) | Value £ million | Area
(Ha) | Output
Tonnes (000's) | Value £ million |
| Vegetables | | | | | | | | | |
| Carrots | 2,328 | 128.1 | 23.40 | 2,488 | 169.7 | 25.95 | 2,868 | 170.6 | 26.09 |
| Turnips and Swedes | 1,803 | 69.4 | 24.30 | 2,050 | 67.9 | 17.27 | 1,878 | 61.0 | 15.52 |
| Peas | 4,478 | 16.9 | 4.67 | 6,296 | 27.1 | 9.17 | 6,537 | 30.2 | 8.78 |
| Calabrese | 968 | 8.1 | 4.32 | 1,315 | 13.0 | 5.76 | 1,328 | 14.2 | 6.28 |
| Brussel sprouts | 754 | 13.9 | 12.42 | 685 | 11.6 | 9.37 | 725 | 12.3 | 9.92 |
| Other vegetables | 1,942 | 49.3 | 30.99 | 3,184 | 75.9 | 41.4 | 3,128 | 70.5 | 39.22 |
| Total vegetables | 12,274 | 285.8 | 100.10 | 16,019 | 365.1 | 108.90 | 16,463 | 358.8 | 105.80 |
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| Fruit | | | | | | | | | |
| Raspberries | 544 | 4.6 | 21.31 | 577 | 3.9 | 14.23 | 540 | 4.1 | 13.42 |
| Strawberries | 919 | 17.9 | 48.84 | 946 | 18.7 | 42.01 | 931 | 18.3 | 43.72 |
| Blackcurrants | 269 | 1.8 | 1.09 | 312 | 1.8 | 1.65 | 311 | 1.9 | 1.16 |
| Orchard and other fruit | 182 | 2.0 | 5.57 | 227 | 2.6 | 18.15 | 181 | 1.9 | 4.33 |
| Total fruit | 1,914 | 26.3 | 76.80 | 2,062 | 27.0 | 76.04 | 1,962 | 26.2 | 62.63 |
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| Flowers and nursery stock | | | | | | | | | |
| Flowers and Bulbs | 598 | - | 3.77 | 615 | - | 3.77 | 619 | - | 3.79 |
| Hardy Nursery Stocks | 385 | - | 18.33 | 431 | - | 21.32 | 396 | - | 19.10 |
| Protected crops | 95 | - | 25.10 | 177 | - | 46.84 | 186 | - | 49.27 |
| Total flowers and nursery stock | 1,078 | | 47.20 | 1,223 | | 71.92 | 1,201 | | 72.16 |
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| Total Horticulture | 15,265 | - | 224.09 | 19,304 | - | 256.86 | 19,626 | - | 240.59 |
The links listed below provide access to further statistical tables on horticultural areas.
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