Cereal and Oilseed Rape Harvest Estimates for Scotland

Scottish harvest estimates for cereals and oilseed rape, produced by the Scottish Government. The data is derived from the Cereal Stock and Production Survey and is designated as National Statistics. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze annual crop yield trends in Scotland based on survey-derived harvest estimates.
• Model agricultural production and food security scenarios for Scotland based on cereal and oilseed rape data.
• Inform policy decisions and resource allocation for the Scottish agricultural sector based on official statistics.

Strengths

• Data is designated as National Statistics, indicating a formal quality assurance process.
• Produced by the Scottish Government, an authoritative source for regional data.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, suggesting recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its focus on Scotland.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government

Collection Method

Cereal Stock and Production Survey

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:20.621436

Geography

Scotland