The average family farm income (FFI) in 2025 was highest in the south-east at just over €79,000, according to new data.

The Teagasc National Farm Survey 2025 shows that farm income varies widely by region, driven by farm system, scale, profitability and support payments.

Those regions where dairying is more prevalent are generally more profitable and have a lower reliance on support payments, Teagasc said.

Average FFI in 2025 was lowest in the west of Ireland, where average FFI was just close to €26,000.

Teagasc said this is reflective of the types of farms in those areas, with a higher prevalence of drystock farms and smaller part-timefarms generally, in areas where incomes are lower.

Farm survey results

Average FFI in the south-west region was almost €72,000, with the equivalent figures in the mid-west and Dublin and mid-east regions about €66,500 and €62,000 respectively in 2025.

Farms in the midlands reported an average FFI of just over €55,500, with farms in the border region reporting an average FFI of over €38,500 on average.

Teagasc's report said that changes in the relative importance of support payments as a share of FFI across regions in 2025 reflects the general scale of improvement in FFI across systems in 2025.

The relative importance of support payments as a share of FFI was highest in the west, at 70% of average FFI, reflecting an average payment of just over €18,000 in 2025.

This was followed by the border region where support payments comprised 49% of FFI, with an average payment of about €19,000 and the Dublin mid-east region at 42% with an average payment of just over €26,000.

In 2025, the proportion of FFI accounted for by support payments in the midlands was 36%, with an average support payment of just over €20,000.

In the remaining regions, the south-west, the south-east and the mid-west, support payments accounted for just over 30% of FFI in 2025, with an average payment of close to €20,500 in the mid-west, €23,700 in the south-east and just over €23,000 in the south-west.

In general, the strong improvement in farm incomes in 2025 led to a decrease in the relative contribution of support payments to FFI in 2025 across the regions, Teagasc said.