Beef
The number of cattle slaughtered in May 2025 was 10.6% lower than for the same month of 2024, according to data from the CSO.
Rural Life
Excise clearances of green diesel in November 2024 stood at 86 million litres, approximately the same as in November 2023.
Agri-Business
241 agricultural buildings were granted planning permission in the third quarter (Q3) of this year, according to the CSO.
The CSO has released the results of the 2023 Farm Structure Survey, which provides an insight into farm size across the country.
Ireland's rate of self-sufficiency in meat was 230% in 2023, a decrease on the 2022 figure, which was 261%, according to CSO figures.
The number of cattle slaughtered in July 2024 was 8.5% higher than July 2023, according to livestock slaughtering data released by the CSO.
In the 2022 census, Belmullet, Co Mayo, Glenties, Co Donegal, and Bantry, Co Cork reported more deaths than births
Consumers paid 4 cent less for two litres of full fat milk in June compared to the price they would have paid during June 2023.
There has been an 18% increase in theft and related offences in the northwest region, according to new data from the CSO.
Forestry
Afforestation programme payments amounted to €61.4 million in 2022, a decrease of 1.4% when...
Machinery News
2,310 new tractors were licensed for the first time in 2023, according to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Machinery
The tractor registration figures for the whole of 2023 are not yet available from the Central...
Cattle prices have risen by 18.8% in a 12 month period according to latest research from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The price of milk and butter was higher in February than it would have been a year earlier according to latest figures from the CSO.
The total agricultural operating surplus in Ireland increased by 25% last year to €4.6 billion, according to the CSO.
The price of milk soared by 33% last year while butter also rose by 23% according to latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.
The number of cattle and sheep slaughtered during November rose but pig slaughterings fell according to latest CSO figures
Exports of food and live animals totaled €12 billion last year, according to the Central Statistics Office.
A significant increase in dairy exports to Belgium helped boost the value of dairy products and eggs exports in September to €654 million.
New statistics show domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated to be 785.4 million litres during September.
Environment
GHG emissions fell in Ireland in 2020 because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on air travel, latest statistics show.
The southwest region recorded the largest growth in agricultural operating surplus in 2021, according to the CSO.
Producer prices for dairy products rose by almost 53% in the year to July 2022, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
