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Dairy
Milk intake down 24m litres in a year - CSO
James Hanly
The latest CSO milk statistics report showed that milk processors and co-ops took in 327.7m litres in February 2025, a 6.9% decrease compared with the same month last year.
27 March 2025 News
Sheep kill back 20% in first two months on 2025 - CSO
The sheep kill reduced by almost 96,000 during these two months, according to the CSO.
19 March 2025 News
Major fall in new farm buildings
The area of buildings for agriculture that were granted planning permission has fallen for the third year in a row and is now at 53% of area granted in 2021.
Agricultural contracting challenges are now clear - time for support is now
Like many sectors of Irish agriculture, agricultural contracting is at a crossroads and the issues are now clear, reports Michael Moroney.
19 March 2025 Contracting
Agricultural prices up 20% for January 2025
Output prices were up by over 20%, while input prices dropped by 3.7% in the 12-month period between January 2024 and January 2025.
14 March 2025 News
New CSO figures shows sheep kill remains tight into 2025
The CSO has reported a decline in January's sheep kill on both December and the previous January.
27 February 2025 News
US to slap 25% tariffs on EU products
The president of the US Donald Trump has said that the EU doesn’t accept US farm products.
26 February 2025 News
ICMSA queries CSO's ‘deep dive’ into agricultural data
The ICMSA has said that the CSO is singling out farming yet again for special attention.
25 February 2025 News
Agri-exports still look mostly eastwards
Ireland's dependence on exports to the US is a trend that agri-food bucks. It might matter soon if a trade and tariff war breaks out.
19 February 2025 Dealer
2024 sheep kill fell 10% with sharp decline in December
The CSO puts the decline in 2024's sheep kill at a year-on-year drop of over 300,000 head.
28 January 2025 News
Highest-ever November milk intake in 2024 - CSO
November 2024's milk intake was higher than any other November on record, new CSO data shows.
10 January 2025 News
Fertiliser costs fell 24% in 2024 - CSO
The Central Statistics Office has estimated that fertiliser inputs costs on farms will finish 24% lower than last year.
26 December 2024 News