Beef Cattle on a Farm

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Number on a Farm

Number on a Farm 1

Estimates

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Estimates 2

Total

Total

None

1 to 9

10 to 19

20 to 39

40 to 79

at least 80

Farms

17,248

2,739

1,555

1,760

961

287

24,550

Responses

3,768

692

383

504

301

115

5,763

Size - Turnover (€000s) Standard Output (SO) - a proxy measure to reflect turnover

925,445

316,515

114,238

178,869

140,727

68,228

1,744,022

Size - Profit (€000s) Standard Gross Margins (SGM) - a proxy measure to reflect profit

404,090

163,664

56,435

91,187

75,905

40,304

831,585

Size - FTE Labour Standard Labour Requirement (SLR) - a proxy measure to reflect labour

17,313

4,957

2,965

4,870

3,877

1,912

35,895

All Land (ha) All land on the farm

801,876

217,105

155,810

256,884

170,596

84,462

1,686,733

All Land (ha) All land on the farm

New Grass

Grassland which has been sown within the last 5 years

70,131

25,160

12,171

20,337

16,763

9,161

153,723

Permanent Grass Land covered by grass and which has been so for at least the last 5 years. The distinction between permanent grass and rough grazing is determined by the farmer.

Land covered by grass and which has been so for at least the last 5 years. The distinction between permanent grass and rough grazing is determined by the farmer.

511,515

142,595

102,385

163,357

115,609

48,126

1,083,587

Rough Grazing Grazing land of a lower quality upon which one farm has the sole rights to graze their animals. (ie excluding grazing on Common Land). The distinction between permanent grass and rough grazing is determined by the farmer.

Grazing land of a lower quality upon which one farm has the sole rights to graze their animals. (ie excluding grazing on Common Land). The distinction between permanent grass and rough grazing is determined by the farmer.

107,728

24,843

25,865

48,826

22,431

18,985

248,678

Woods and Others Farm woodland plus all other land not included elsewhere (mainly non-agricultural land)

56,639

12,318

10,795

16,093

9,005

4,048

108,899

All Crops

Sum of cereals, stockfeed and other crops

55,863

12,189

4,594

8,271

6,787

4,141

91,846

All Crops

Cereals

30,123

5,980

2,219

4,575

4,062

2,597

49,556

Stockfeed

All arable crops that are used to produce feed for grazing animals. (Note this does not include grass grown for the same purpose)

15,382

4,436

1,710

2,656

1,746

1,136

27,066

Other Crops All arable crops other than cereals and stockfeed. (In Wales the main crops are potatoes and oilseed rape)

10,359

1,773

666

1,040

979

408

15,224

All Cattle All cattle and calves on the farm

400,564

246,493

92,273

155,983

150,427

91,659

1,137,399

All Cattle All cattle and calves on the farm

Dairy Cows Females aged 2+ years that have calved and used for dairy production

146,036

89,050

8,809

5,120

1,886

275

251,176

Beef Cows

Females aged 2+ years that have calved and used for producing beef sucklers

10,972

22,141

49,416

51,456

33,843

167,828

Other Cattle All other cattle (uncalved females, males and cattle under 2 years old)

254,528

146,471

61,323

101,447

97,085

57,541

718,395

Total Sheep Breeding ewes, rams, lambs under 1 year and other sheep. Most of the animals (95 per cent) are breeding ewes and lambs (roughly in a 50/50 split)

Breeding ewes, rams, lambs under 1 year and other sheep. Most of the animals (95 per cent) are breeding ewes and lambs (roughly in a 50/50 split)

4,133,482

882,628

1,048,594

1,831,080

1,458,630

683,060

10,037,474

Total Pigs Pigs used for breeding purposes plus those raised for producing meat (approximately 15 per cent used for breeding)

17,479

2,963

914

1,686

1,379

24,503

Total Poultry Most of these (usually around 90 per cent) are chickens used for meat or egg production. Most of the remainder are turkeys, the rest being ducks, geese and other fowl.

Most of these (usually around 90 per cent) are chickens used for meat or egg production. Most of the remainder are turkeys, the rest being ducks, geese and other fowl.

5,655,381

409,515

374,438

561,780

478,898

261,943

7,741,955

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General description

The survey estimates are based on the responses that we receive, which are then used to represent all farms. For further information, please refer to the methodology from the statistical release in the weblink

Data reference periods

2007 - 2017

Weblinks

https://gov.wales/disaggregated-welsh-agricultural-statistics-2014

Title

Beef Cattle on a Farm

Last update

March 2019

Next update

September 2019

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

June Census of Agriculture and Horticulture, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.agric@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Keywords

agriculture; farming; beef; cattle; livestock

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical release, as per the given weblink.

Name

AGRI0202