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Tillage
Winter wheat area down 15.6%, potatoes down 10.8% year-on-year
The area of winter wheat in Ireland is down 15.6% year-on-year, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said. Preliminary estimates...
Tillage
The area of winter wheat in Ireland is down 15.6% year-on-year, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said. Preliminary estimates...
Pig/Poultry
The total number of pigs in Ireland in June 2015 was estimated at 1.5m, according to the Central Statistics Office...
Dairy
The number of dairy cows in Ireland has increased by 5.7% year-on-year, figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show....
Agri-Business
Employment in agriculture returned to levels not seen since 2008, according to latest figures from the CSO. At over 112,000...
Dairy
Butter production in Ireland for July 2015 was up 20.8% year-on-year, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO)...
Dairy
Falling milk prices have failed to dampen Irish milk production with creameries and pasteurisers taking in 12.2% more milk in...
Machinery
The numbers of tractors being licensed for the first time has fallen to its lowest levels in three years, according...
Dairy
Irish creameries and pasteurisers took in 13.3% more milk in June 2015 compared to the corresponding period last year, the...
Beef
The number of cattle slaughtered in June 2015 was 4.7% lower than in June last year, figures from the Central...
Agri-Business
Exports in first five months of 2015 are up 18% to €44 billion on same period last year, the latest...
Agri-Business
The agricultural output price index decreased by 1.7% in May 2015, compared with April 2015, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) says....
Agri-Business
Farmers continue to work the longest hours per week in Ireland, according to latest statistics released by the Central Statistics Office...
Agri-Business
The final estimate of operating surplus in agriculture in 2014 shows an annual increase of 4.6%, the Central Statistics Office...
Agri-Business
The euro continues to weaken against the US Dollar and Sterling in the face of the Greek crisis. In recent...
Tillage
Cereal production increased in 2014 from the previous year by 8.2%, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO)....
Agri-Business
Latest figures from the CSO shows that the value added of agriculture to GDP rose by 10% in volume terms...
Agri-Business
The second estimate by the CSO of operating surplus in agriculture in 2014 shows an annual increase of 5.6%. This...
Agri-Business
The number of people working in the agriculture forestry and fishing sector declined by almost 10% (-9.3%) or 10,900 people...