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Agriculture facts and figures: 2018

Summary indicators concerning aggregate output, inputs and incomes as well as results from the agricultural census and surveys.

	2007	2015	2016	2017
Breeding ewes (’000)	2,920	2,588	2,618	2,661
Number of holdings with breeding ewes	13,629	12,661	12,685	12,799
Average no. of breeding ewes per holding	214	204	206	208
Sheep output (’000) ⁽¹⁾	2,717	2,350	2,461	2,462

⁽¹⁾ Headage; includes all lamb slaughter, and store sales outwith Scotland

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