Question reference: S3W-26124
- Asked by: Aileen Campbell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 24 July 2009
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Current status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 August 2009
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many orchards there are and where.
Answer
Information is available from the June Agricultural Census on commercial orchards. The following table shows the number of agricultural holdings with commercial orchards, by agricultural region, along with the corresponding areas.
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| Commercial Orchards | ||
| Holdings | Area (Hectares) | ||
| North West | Shetland | 0 | 0.00 |
| Orkney | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Eileanan an Iar | * | * | |
| Highland | 28 | 5.77 | |
| North East | NE Scotland | 20 | 4.92 |
| South East | Tayside | 12 | 4.20 |
| Fife | * | * | |
| Lothian | * | * | |
| Scottish Borders | * | * | |
| South West | East Central | 0 | 0.00 |
| Argyll and Bute | 5 | 1.91 | |
| Clyde Valley | 13 | 20.68 | |
| Ayrshire | * | * | |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 11 | 5.44 | |
| Scotland | 105 | 47.33 | |
Note: *To prevent disclosure of information about individual holdings this information has been suppressed.