Agri-Business
Production of wheat, barley, and oats decreased by 1.4%in 2024 when compared with 2023, according to data released by the CSO today (May 27).
Tillage
The total cereal production for harvest 2023 is estimated to be 1.93 million tonnes, which is down by 492,500t compared to the previous year.
There was an increase in the production of wheat, oats and barley crops last year, according to latest figures published by the CSO.
Dairygold has confirmed that it has finalised the grain prices it will pay cereal growers for the 2022 harvest.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) global cereal production forecast increased by 7 million tonnes in July
Tillage News
Global cereal production, utilitsation and trade are reaching record levels, according to the Cereal Supply and Demand Brief by the FAO.
Rural Life
The CSO Census of Agriculture 2020 shows that Co. Cork has the most agricultural land followed by Co. Galway and Co. Tipperary.
N.Ireland
UFU seeking clarity on the availability of GB cereal seed in NI later this year: UK Brexit negotiator Lord Frost has been asked to intervene
The area sown to cereal crops increased last season (by 2% to over 265,000ha) and booked the trend of recent years.
The average spring barley yield for the 2019 season was 8.0t/ha - an increase of 0.2t/ha on the previous record of 7.8t/ha set in 2017.
Overall production of the three main cereal crops (wheat, oats and barley) increased by 82,000t (3.5%) in 2017, according to the CSO.
The results for June 2017 show that the area under cereals decreased by 8,700 ha (-3.1%) to 272,400ha compared to 2016, according to the CSO.
European cereal production is expected to be below average for another year, according the European Commission.
Adverse weather conditions has seen the quantity of cereal available for usage in Europe fall below the five-year average, according to the European Commission.
World cereal supply and demand forecasts for the 2016/17 season have been adjusted following increases to production forecasts, the FAO says.
Cereal production increased in 2014 from the previous year by 8.2%, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Agri Politics
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed a way of breeding cereals to be more tolerant of flooding.
World cereal production will be at record levels this year, according to the latest indications.
