As a result there are not sufficient land sales data recorded for 2000 to give meaningful results while data for the previous years may be subject to revision as more information becomes available.The table below gives information on land sales by farm type from 1993 to 1999. Grade 1 and Grade 2 land is the best agricultural land and in total cover just over 100,000 hectares in Scotland or around 1% of the total land area and is most likely to be found on cereals, general cropping and horticultural farms.Land Sales by EC Farm Type in Scotland, 1993 to 19991993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 £/ha £/ha £/ha £/ha £/ha £/ha £/ha Cereals541 481 2,254 4,369 4,213 5,034 5,919 General cropping1,321 1,050 3,871 4,628 4,038 4,121 6,697 Horticulture3,159 4,111 3,185 * 5,847 * * Pigs & poultry2,302 2,341 2,997 6,946 3,060 2,197 * Dairy2,888 3,142 4,684 5,204 2,715 3,876 3,286 LFA cattle & sheep 2,524 2,805 1,705 1,753 1,322 1,538 2,288 Lowground cattle & sheep2,904 2,904 2,513 2,782 3,339 4,575 3,339 Mixed703 2,267 1,817 3,880 1,844 2,517 3,593 Other1,914 2,120 3,351 1,700 1,310 4,256 17,472 All types1,622 1,702 2,738 2,837 1,954 2,640 3,959 * means there were no land sales in this category.