{"version":"1","article":{"id":"scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026","slug":"scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026?lang=en","title":"Scotland census shows cattle recovery and lower spring crop area","summary":"Scotland’s June 2026 agricultural census put cattle numbers at 1.67 million, up 0.7% year on year, while spring crop area was 16% below its five-year average.","category":"agriculture","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T15:42:15+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T15:42:15+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-06","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Scottish Government — Results from the Scottish Agricultural Census: June 2026","url":"https://www.gov.scot/publications/results-from-the-scottish-agricultural-census-june-2026/","publishedAt":"2026-10-08","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Haziran 2026 İskoç Tarım Sayımı: arazi, ürün, hayvan ve işgücü","en":"Scotland census shows cattle recovery and lower spring crop area","ar":"إحصاء اسكتلندا يرصد زيادة الأبقار وتراجع مساحة المحاصيل الربيعية","fr":"Le recensement écossais montre une hausse des bovins et un recul des cultures de printemps","es":"El censo escocés muestra más ganado vacuno y menos cultivos de primavera"},"description":{"tr":"Kesin Haziran 2026 sayım sonuçları: sığır sayısı 1,67 milyon ve tarım işgücü 66.100 kişi olarak tahmin edildi.","en":"Scotland’s June 2026 agricultural census put cattle numbers at 1.67 million, up 0.7% year on year, while spring crop area was 16% below its five-year average.","ar":"قدّر إحصاء الزراعة في اسكتلندا لشهر يونيو 2026 عدد الأبقار بـ1.67 مليون، بزيادة 0.7% سنوياً، بينما انخفضت مساحة المحاصيل الربيعية 16% عن متوسط خمس سنوات.","fr":"Le recensement agricole écossais de juin 2026 estime le cheptel bovin à 1,67 million, en hausse de 0,7 % sur un an; les cultures de printemps reculent de 16 % par rapport à leur moyenne quinquennale.","es":"El censo agrícola escocés de junio de 2026 situó el ganado vacuno en 1,67 millones, un 0,7 % más interanual, mientras el área de cultivos de primavera cayó un 16 % frente a su media quinquenal."},"methodology":{"tr":"Haziran 2026 tarım sayımının kesin sonuçlarıdır. Hayvan ve işgücü değerleri sayım tahminleri; karşılaştırmalar yıllık veya raporda tanımlanan beş yıllık ortalamaya göredir.","en":"Final June 2026 census results; comparisons use either 2025 or the five-year average identified by the report.","ar":"النتائج النهائية لتعداد يونيو 2026؛ وتستخدم المقارنات إما بيانات 2025 أو متوسط السنوات الخمس المحدد في التقرير.","fr":"Résultats définitifs de juin 2026; les comparaisons utilisent 2025 ou la moyenne quinquennale précisée par le rapport.","es":"Resultados finales de junio de 2026; las comparaciones usan 2025 o la media quinquenal indicada por el informe."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.gov.scot/publications/results-from-the-scottish-agricultural-census-june-2026/"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-10T12:05:31Z","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Sığır sayısı","en":"Cattle population","ar":"عدد الأبقار","fr":"Cheptel bovin","es":"Población bovina"},"value":1670000,"unit":"count","period":"2026-06","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"scot-cattle-count","unitCode":"count","geography":"scotland","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Tarım işgücü","en":"Agricultural workforce","ar":"القوى العاملة الزراعية","fr":"Main-d’œuvre agricole","es":"Fuerza laboral agrícola"},"value":66100,"unit":"count","period":"2026-06","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"scot-agricultural-workforce","unitCode":"count","geography":"scotland","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Tahıl ve yağlı tohum alanı","en":"Cereals and oilseeds area","ar":"مساحة الحبوب والبذور الزيتية","fr":"Surface des céréales et oléagineux","es":"Área de cereales y oleaginosas"},"value":447700,"unit":"hectares","period":"2026-06","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"scot-cereal-area","unitCode":"hectare","geography":"scotland","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026/data/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026/data/scotland-agricultural-census-june-2026?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Scottish Government published the final results of its June 2026 Agricultural Census on 8 October. The census covers land use, crop areas, livestock and people working on agricultural holdings, with additional modules on housing, technology, feed supplements and peatlands. It estimated Scotland’s total sole-right agricultural area at 5.16 million hectares, equal to 66% of the country’s total land area.","The crop figures show different directions across seasons. Winter crop area was 6.9% above the five-year average, while spring crops were 16% below that benchmark, largely because of lower spring barley. Cereals and oilseeds covered 447,700 hectares, 5.4% below the five-year average. Soft fruit area was 1,800 hectares, the lowest since 2015, with the decline largely associated with strawberries.","Cattle numbers rose for the first time since 2021, reaching 1.67 million, up 0.7% from 2025. The census counted 6.50 million sheep, 2.2% below the five-year average, and 11.88 million poultry, down 4.4%. Pig numbers reached 327,700, the first increase since 2022, but remained 1.2% below the five-year average. These comparisons use different reference periods, so the year-on-year cattle change should not be compared directly with the five-year averages for other categories.","The agricultural workforce was estimated at 66,100 people, 700 fewer than in 2025 and a 1.0% annual decline. It was also 1.5% below the five-year average. Around 0.1% of respondents said they used the methane-reducing feed supplements Bovaer or SilvAir. The publication also reports that attitudes to peatland restoration were generally neutral and lack of information was the most commonly reported barrier.","The census is a statistical snapshot for June 2026, not a measure of annual output, farm income or future production. Area and livestock totals describe distinct measures and comparison bases. The results are published as final census estimates, but the summary does not quantify causal explanations for most changes. In particular, a return to cattle growth after several years of decline does not establish a lasting trend, and low reported supplement uptake is not an estimate of emissions reduction."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Scotland’s June 2026 agricultural census put cattle numbers at 1.67 million, up 0.7% year on year, while spring crop area was 16% below its five-year average.\n\nThe Scottish Government published the final results of its June 2026 Agricultural Census on 8 October. The census covers land use, crop areas, livestock and people working on agricultural holdings, with additional modules on housing, technology, feed supplements and peatlands. It estimated Scotland’s total sole-right agricultural area at 5.16 million hectares, equal to 66% of the country’s total land area.\n\nThe crop figures show different directions across seasons. Winter crop area was 6.9% above the five-year average, while spring crops were 16% below that benchmark, largely because of lower spring barley. Cereals and oilseeds covered 447,700 hectares, 5.4% below the five-year average. Soft fruit area was 1,800 hectares, the lowest since 2015, with the decline largely associated with strawberries.\n\nCattle numbers rose for the first time since 2021, reaching 1.67 million, up 0.7% from 2025. The census counted 6.50 million sheep, 2.2% below the five-year average, and 11.88 million poultry, down 4.4%. Pig numbers reached 327,700, the first increase since 2022, but remained 1.2% below the five-year average. These comparisons use different reference periods, so the year-on-year cattle change should not be compared directly with the five-year averages for other categories.\n\nThe agricultural workforce was estimated at 66,100 people, 700 fewer than in 2025 and a 1.0% annual decline. It was also 1.5% below the five-year average. Around 0.1% of respondents said they used the methane-reducing feed supplements Bovaer or SilvAir. The publication also reports that attitudes to peatland restoration were generally neutral and lack of information was the most commonly reported barrier.\n\nThe census is a statistical snapshot for June 2026, not a measure of annual output, farm income or future production. Area and livestock totals describe distinct measures and comparison bases. The results are published as final census estimates, but the summary does not quantify causal explanations for most changes. In particular, a return to cattle growth after several years of decline does not establish a lasting trend, and low reported supplement uptake is not an estimate of emissions reduction.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"}}}