Beef
Total meat consumption in Ireland rose by 4% in 2025 to 102kg per person but meat production also fell in the same year.
Agri-Business
In September 2026, the number of new tractors licensed for the first time decreased year-on-year.
News
The cost of some everyday food staples has fallen over the past year, with dairy products leading the price drops, new figures show today.
New figures show Midlands farmers are leading the way, with farm entrepreneurial income soaring by 80% to €555 million in 2025.
Dairy
Domestic milk intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 865.3 million litres in August 2026.
Clearances of marked gas oil, also known as green diesel, were down in the first seven months of 2026.
Food prices have remained "unchanged" in the last month, but are up by 0.3% over the past year, according to the latest CSO figures.
CSO Livestock Survey
The number of both dairy cows and cattle in Ireland both grew in the 12 months to June 2026, according to new CSO figures.
Excise clearances of marked gas oil, also known as green diesel, decreased in the 12-month rolling period of July 2025 to June 2026.
1.1 million cattle were slaughtered in Ireland between January and August this year, according to new data from the CSO.
Machinery
2,142 new tractors were licensed for the first time up to the end of August this year, new data from the CSO shows.
Irish agricultural output prices suffered the EU’s second-steepest fall in Q2 2026, with the value farmers received dropping sharply.
Figures published today show that average prices for butter, steak and potatoes fell in the year to August 2026.
Global milk supplies seem to be steading, which has led to Irish milk prices finally taking a turn in the right direction.
Domestic Milk Intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 982.7 million litres in July 2026, the CSO said.
Food prices are estimated to have gone down by 0.2% in the last month, new figures from the CSO show.
Between January and July 2026, cattle slaughterings decreased by 8.5% when compared with the same period in 2025.
Producer prices for food increased by almost 3% since July 2025 according to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The number of people working in the agri-sector in Ireland fell by 3.6%, or 3,900 year-on-year, according to the latest data.
Exports of food and live animals fell slightly in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, new CSO figures have shown.
Prices for agricultural outputs were down 15.3% in June 2026 compared to a year earlier, according to the latest CSO figures.
Figures published today (Thursday, August 13) show that prices decreased for butter, milk and steak in July 2026.
1,932 new tractors were licensed for the first time up to the end of July this year, new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.
