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Agriculture
Main and Minor Holdings
1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2012 2013
Land Use (ha):
Tillage 1,410 1,062 740 437 257 269 272
Grassland and Crops 8,407 8,400 14,304 22,016 26,789 26,876 27,459
Rough/Common Grazing 129,019 133,160 130,943 124,021 121,934 121,441 120,845
Total Area Rented 38,130 36,046 36,781 43,060 42,479 42,238 42,160
Total Area Owned 28,161 30,368 33,840 35,622 38,432 38,695 39,410
No of Holdings 2,439 2,240 2,311 2,076 2,035 2,012 2,030
No of Common Grazings 93 93 100 141 160 160 161
Area Under Crops (ha):
Grass (excl Rough Grazings) 6,998 7,338 13,563 21,580 26,531 26,607 27,186
Barley and Oats 857 511 214 50 108 119 97
Turnips and Swedes 134 103 106 40 11 12 10
Kale and Cabbage 73 34 30 15 6 7 7
Potatoes 256 232 144 53 17 18 21
All Other Crops 17 25 126 112 90 90 107
Livestock:
Beef Cows and Heifers 2,492 1,896 2,129 2,172 1,746 1,666 1,588
Dairy Cows and Heifers 791 593 655 617 406 410 333
Total Cattle 6,945 5,103 5,701 5,756 5,245 5,038 4,700
Breeding Ewes and Gimmers n/a n/a 210,630 215,480 150,847 152,444 154,204
Total Sheep 264,779 297,558 387,468 393,686 280,364 280,793 285,075
Pigs 9 83 28 112 135 177 144
Poultry 12,950 8,672 4,428 4,972 5,426 5,613 5,681
Registered Slaughterhouses 9 8 4 3 1 1 1
Wool Production (est kg) 218,000 245,000 337,000 323,220 300,487 n/a n/a
Imports
Cattle n/a n/a n/a n/a 75 82 95
Horses n/a n/a n/a n/a 92 57 64
Pigs n/a n/a n/a n/a 6 48 79
Sheep n/a n/a n/a n/a 648 382 354
Exports
Cattle 1,947 2,066 2,117 1,031 1,983 1,899 1,470
Horse 417 407 239 232 200 244 146
Pigs 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
Sheep 43,464 60,542 99,404 114,251 92,569 86,276 87,131
Milk:
Dairy Units 23 23 16 7 n/a 4 4
Milk Production (litres) 1,428,975 2,069,550 2,584,564 2,410,045 n/a 2,043,091 1,935,122
Employment:
F/T and P/T Employees 222 204 244 336 240 256 272
F/T and P/T Occupiers 439 457 637 599 411 409 396
Others (including occupiers less 584 718 1,591 1,655 1,475 1,453 1,408
than half time, wives/husbands of
occupiers and casual/seasonal
labour)
Sources: Rural Environment Research and Analysis Directorate, Scottish Government; Lerwick Port Authority;
Shetland Farm Dairies Ltd. and Shetland Wool Brokers.
* Estimated
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