TABLE B6.

Lowland cattle and sheep farms

3. All sizes
Number of farms in sample
Average business size (ESU)

Farm Business Income ( per farm)

45
45

45
44

OUTPUTS
Dairy
Other cattle
Sheep
Other livestock
Main crops
By-products, forage and cultivations
Miscellaneous
Single Payment Scheme
Tir Mynydd and environmental payments
TOTAL OUTPUTS

2010/11
6,600
35,302
35,257
1,462
11,410
6,131
3,607
29,008
4,017
132,794

2009/10
5,469
38,594
31,128
1,319
9,052
3,244
5,545
30,496
4,003
128,850

INPUTS
Feeds - purchased concentrates
- homegrown concentrates
Coarse fodder, tack and stock keep
Veterinary and medicines
Other livestock costs
Seeds - purchased and homegrown
Fertilisers
Other crop costs
Labour - paid
- unpaid
- casual
Machinery - contract
- repairs
- fuels
- depreciation
General farming costs
Land expenses
Rent
Rental value
TOTAL INPUTS

12,618
5,023
2,050
2,829
8,291
1,499
7,812
6,589
3,320
4,922
785
724
3,538
5,577
11,547
10,506
3,988
5,374
10,546
107,538

9,885
3,414
1,853
2,693
7,684
1,839
6,786
6,950
3,201
4,788
774
61
3,795
4,296
10,140
9,647
3,727
4,705
9,471
95,709

NET FARM INCOME (excluding BLSA)

25,256

33,141

Plus :
Unpaid labour (excludes farmer and spouse)
Imputed property costs
Non-agricultural output

4,922
10,390
0

4,788
9,315
0

1,679
3,592

1,417
2,929

35,297

42,898

Less :
Interest charges
Ownership charges
FARM BUSINESS INCOME

TABLE B6. Lowland cattle and sheep farms

3. All sizes

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INCOME MEASURES - per farm

2010/11

2009/10

NET FARM INCOME (excl. BLSA)

minus manual labour of farmer & spouse
plus managerial input of paid managers
MANAGEMENT & INVESTMENT INCOME

25,256
16,936
0
8,320

33,141
16,263
0
16,878

NET FARM INCOME (excl. BLSA)

plus net rental value/imputed rent
minus occupier's expenses
minus interest payments
minus buildings & works depreciation
OCCUPIER'S NET INCOME
plus other imputed charges
plus fixed asset depreciation
minus valuation changes
CASH INCOME

25,256
10,546
174
1,679
3,733
30,216
5,078
14,417
4,381
45,330

33,141
9,471
162
1,417
3,106
37,927
4,943
13,247
11,898
44,219

LAND UTILISATION - hectares per farm

Cereals
Roots, fodder and other crops
Grassland - hay
- silage
- pasture
Fallow and land let
Rough grazing - sole
Bare land and forage hired
Woods, roads and buildings
TOTAL AREA (actual hectares)
TOTAL AREA (effective hectares)
Rough grazing - common (effective hectares)

9.84
5.42
7.03
18.48
59.52
2.07
2.53
8.12
3.70
116.71
109.34
9.95

11.00
5.56
6.96
20.11
53.92
1.46
2.24
8.25
3.70
113.20
106.73
9.95

78,444
96,111
7,555
2,935
185,045

75,056
91,889
8,108
2,353
177,406

4,681
1,116
832
24.60
1.40
1.38
1.33
4.50

5,037
1,009
774
20.68
1.41
1.40
1.34
9.51

TENANT'S CAPITAL - per farm

Machinery
Livestock
Crops
Stores
TOTAL

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Milk yield per cow (litres)
Milk sales per cow ()
Margin over concentrates per cow ()
Milk price (pence per litre)
Lambs reared per ewe (numbers)
Finished lamb sales per ewe (numbers)
Stocking rate (grazing LU per eff.ha.)
Return on tenant's capital (%)

TABLE B6. Lowland cattle and sheep farms

3. All sizes

(continued)

LIVESTOCK CARRIED - per farm

Dairy cattle
Beef cows
Other cattle
Breeding sheep
Other sheep
Other livestock

Average number
2010/11
2009/10
5.7
5.3
19.9
19.9
107.5
109.5
404.2
386.8
323.3
312.8
14.6
9.5

Livestock Units
2010/11
2009/10
5.7
5.3
14.9
14.9
62.3
63.0
32.3
30.9
13.1
13.0

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - per farm

OWNER OCCUPIED
2010/11
2009/10
Number of farms
Average farm size - ESU
- actual ha.
- eff. ha.
ASSETS
Agricultural land
Woodland
Buildings
Improvements
Machinery
Livestock
Crops, forage and cultivations
Milk quota
Single Payment Scheme value
Stores
Credit balances
TOTAL

EXTERNAL LIABILITIES
Long and medium term loans
Other short term loans
Overdrafts
TOTAL
NET WORTH
Owner equity (%)

21
33.8
87.78
75.62

21
34.3
87.13
76.89

476,919
9,640
30,637
2,956
72,948
71,657
5,794
104
46,808
2,764
18,211
738,438

TENANTED
2010/11
2009/10
5
N/A

5
N/A

MIXED TENURE
2010/11
2009/10
19
60.0
145.40
141.93

19
58.9
140.12
136.65

467,568
9,450
19,853
3,004
69,211
71,875
5,030
137
53,390
2,707
16,985
719,210

626,676
2,971
26,969
13,044
90,355
131,084
10,427
109
62,395
3,865
22,989
990,884

542,124
2,913
24,814
13,597
87,024
121,692
13,007
143
72,217
2,510
15,206
895,247

5,041
5,913
13,088
24,042

6,333
5,347
14,750
26,430

132,121
6,819
21,567
160,507

47,427
6,553
19,144
73,124

714,396

692,780

830,377

822,123

97

96

84

92

N/A - liabilities and assets results are not shown when the sub-samples by tenure have less than 5 farms.

TABLE B5. Upland cattle and sheep farms

4. All sizes
Number of farms in sample
Average business size (ESU)

Farm Business Income ( per farm)

84
35

84
35

OUTPUTS

2010/11

2009/10

Other cattle
Sheep
Other livestock
Main crops
By-products, forage and cultivations
Miscellaneous
Single Payment Scheme
Tir Mynydd and environmental payments
TOTAL OUTPUTS

30,616
41,963
812
3,103
2,315
9,232
30,524
5,633
124,198

34,927
37,995
1,117
2,025
2,267
7,580
32,500
6,490
124,901

INPUTS
Feeds - purchased concentrates
- homegrown concentrates
Coarse fodder, tack and stock keep
Veterinary and medicines
Other livestock costs
Seeds - purchased and homegrown
Fertilisers
Other crop costs
Labour - paid
- unpaid
- casual
Machinery - contract
- repairs
- fuels
- depreciation
General farming costs
Land expenses
Rent
Rental value
TOTAL INPUTS

12,453
1,543
3,950
4,023
7,086
817
8,125
4,944
2,118
5,516
1,951
1,124
4,827
6,099
10,945
8,705
4,702
3,822
12,029
104,779

11,815
1,331
3,331
3,978
5,989
878
7,776
5,937
1,682
5,360
1,913
200
4,575
5,220
9,770
8,549
4,250
3,539
11,484
97,577

NET FARM INCOME (excluding BLSA)

19,419

27,324

Plus :
Unpaid labour (excludes farmer and spouse)
Imputed property costs
Non-agricultural output

5,516
11,953
0

5,360
11,436
0

1,687
3,249

1,937
2,985

31,952

39,198

Less :
Interest charges
Ownership charges
FARM BUSINESS INCOME

TABLE B5. Upland cattle and sheep farms

4. All sizes

(continued)

INCOME MEASURES - per farm

2010/11

2009/10

NET FARM INCOME (excl. BLSA)

minus manual labour of farmer & spouse
plus managerial input of paid managers
MANAGEMENT & INVESTMENT INCOME

19,419
18,450
0
969

27,324
18,209
0
9,115

NET FARM INCOME (excl. BLSA)

plus net rental value/imputed rent
minus occupier's expenses
minus interest payments
minus buildings & works depreciation
OCCUPIER'S NET INCOME
plus other imputed charges
plus fixed asset depreciation
minus valuation changes
CASH INCOME

19,419
12,029
187
1,687
3,516
26,058
5,611
14,395
4,979
41,085

27,324
11,484
194
1,937
3,282
33,395
5,443
13,052
10,485
41,405

LAND UTILISATION - hectares per farm

Cereals
Roots, fodder and other crops
Grassland - hay
- silage
- pasture
Fallow and land let
Rough grazing - sole
Bare land and forage hired
Woods, roads and buildings
TOTAL AREA (actual hectares)
TOTAL AREA (effective hectares)
Rough grazing - common (effective hectares)

2.61
1.68
3.28
26.53
71.71
1.02
4.30
11.07
3.57
125.77
118.20
2.03

2.68
2.56
2.85
26.08
70.03
1.80
4.30
11.14
3.57
125.01
116.66
2.03

74,850
94,004
4,749
3,842
177,445

71,329
91,282
4,258
2,321
169,190

1.37
1.30
1.15
0.55

1.34
1.25
1.16
5.39

TENANT'S CAPITAL - per farm

Machinery
Livestock
Crops
Stores
TOTAL

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Lambs reared per ewe (numbers)
Finished lamb sales per ewe (numbers)
Stocking rate (grazing LU per eff.ha.)
Return on tenant's capital (%)

TABLE B5. Upland cattle and sheep farms

4. All sizes

(continued)

LIVESTOCK CARRIED - per farm

Average number
2010/11
2009/10
Beef cows
Other cattle
Breeding sheep
Other sheep
Other livestock

33.9
91.4
523.1
399.9
14.0

34.4
91.1
507.8
379.1
14.4

Livestock Units
2010/11
2009/10
25.4
49.8
41.8
16.0

25.8
50.2
40.6
15.5

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - per farm

OWNER OCCUPIED
2010/11
2009/10

TENANTED
2010/11
2009/10

MIXED TENURE
2010/11
2009/10

Number of farms
Average farm size - ESU
- actual ha.
- eff. ha.

43
28.8
110.59
101.77

42
29.4
113.84
103.63

6
24.7
95.79
90.91

6
25.1
91.95
87.06

35
44.5
149.56
143.06

36
42.6
143.55
136.79

ASSETS
Agricultural land
Woodland
Buildings
Improvements
Machinery
Livestock
Crops, forage and cultivations
Milk quota
Single Payment Scheme value
Stores
Credit balances
TOTAL

578,168
6,384
20,214
6,120
68,345
83,146
2,924
0
40,968
3,133
18,882
828,284

574,496
6,408
21,154
5,631
65,441
80,937
3,443
0
49,775
2,146
17,299
826,730

0
0
11,556
1,031
33,343
66,499
2,344
0
34,592
2,353
8,670
160,388

0
0
10,731
1,140
34,472
62,626
1,599
0
38,766
1,403
9,141
159,878

536,296
3,832
31,448
9,996
89,959
112,062
7,404
0
76,919
4,970
34,151
907,037

498,309
3,652
27,085
8,602
84,341
108,129
5,653
0
82,403
2,678
35,085
855,937

25,763
3,823
14,110
43,696

26,854
4,710
13,807
45,371

10,005
3,092
475
13,572

12,977
4,329
868
18,174

53,140
7,546
24,782
85,468

33,865
7,932
18,898
60,695

784,588

781,359

146,816

141,704

821,569

795,242

95

95

92

89

91

93

EXTERNAL LIABILITIES
Long and medium term loans
Other short term loans
Overdrafts
TOTAL
NET WORTH
Owner equity (%)