Rural Life
CSO: Excise clearances of green diesel steady year-on-year
Excise clearances of marked gas oil, also known as green diesel, in November 2024 stood at 86 million litres, approximately...
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Agri-Business
CSO: Consumer prices rose by 1.4% in 2024
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.4% between December 2023 and December 2024, up from an annual increase of...
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Agri-Business
Food and live animals made up largest share of exports to UK
Food and live animals made up the largest share of exports to the UK in November 2024, according to the...
Agri-Business
CSO: Milk price increased by over 40% in year to November 2024
Agricultural output prices have risen by 21.9% in the 12 months to November 2024, with the most significant increase recorded...
Machinery News
8% fall in new tractors licensed for first time in 2024 - CSO
2,131 new tractors were licensed for the first time between January and December of last year, according to the Central...
Dairy News
CSO: Domestic milk intake up 128m litres in year to November
Domestic milk intake by milk processors and co-ops around the country was estimated at 510 million litres in November 2024,...
Agri-Business
Food prices drop last month but overall increase since last year
The EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for Ireland is estimated to have increased by 1% in the 12...
Organics
147% increase in number of organic farms since 2020 - CSO
New data shows that there were 4,168 organic farms in Ireland in 2023, up from 1,686 in 2020, an increase...
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CSO: Price of dairy products rose 9.8% over year to November
Producer prices for dairy products rose by 9.8% over the 12 months to November 2024, according to new figures published...
Agri-Business
Sheep slaughterings down 35% in year to November - CSO
The number of sheep slaughtered in November stood at 191,000 head, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics...
Tillage
Ireland imported 740,000t of animal feed from Mercosur in 2023
Ireland imported over 740,000t (747,396t) of grain for use in animal feed from Mercosur countries in 2023, according to the...
Environment
Ag, forestry, fishing paid environment taxes worth €55m in 2023 - CSO
New figures show €5.1 billion was collected in environment-related taxes last year – an increase of 15% on 2022, according to...
Rural Life
Median farm output up 26% in last 10 years - CSO
The median standard farm output of Irish farms in 2023 was €15,413 in 2023, up from €12,225 compared to 2013,...
Agri-Business
241 agricultural buildings granted planning in Q3 2024
241 agricultural buildings were granted planning permission in the third quarter (Q3) of this year, according to the Central Statistics...
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Opti-Skim trumps calf milk replacer with newest edition
Auctus has now launched the newest edition to its calf milk replacer product range. There are now seven calf milk...
Agri-Business
Over 200,000 tractors on Irish farms in 2023 - CSO
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has estimated that there were 201,260 tractors owned on Irish farms in 2023. According to...
Agri-Business
Less than half of farmers have a succession plan in place - CSO
Less than half (46.5%) of farm holders had a succession plan in place, according to the latest data from the...
Rural Life
What does new CSO data say about farm size in your county?
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released the results of the 2023 Farm Structure Survey, which provides an insight into...
Agri-Business
Dairy cow numbers jump by 42% in decade to 2023 - CSO
The total number of cattle in Ireland in 2023 stood at 7,341,481, according to data published today (Tuesday, December 17)...