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Milk intake back over 300m litres - CSO

Domestic milk intake in the year to August was 6.2bn litres. This equates to a 4.7% drop in milk intake by processors and co-ops from January to August 2024.

5 October 2024 NEWS

Sheep kill back 150,000 head in August 2024 on previous year

The national sheep kill was back more than 7% in the first eight months of this year compared to the same period last year.

27 September 2024 NEWS

Farmgate prices up 8.8% in year to July, but with tillage and egg exceptions

The tillage and egg sectors did not see the rise in farmgate prices witnessed across other sectors in the year up to July.

13 September 2024 NEWS

Milk supply down 5% on 2023

Co-ops processed an estimated 980.7m litres of milk in July 2024, a decrease of 33.9m litres (3.3%) when compared with July 2023.

6 September 2024 NEWS

Almost €2bn wiped off farm sector's operating surplus in 2023 - CSO

The CSO's final figures for 2023 show that the value generated on dairy and tillage farms fell significantly.

30 August 2024 NEWS
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Happy birthday to the good old CSO

The Central Statistics Office has certainly provided excellent service to the State over the last three generations.

28 August 2024
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Straw imports up 46% on 2023

Straw imports into the country have risen dramatically while the cereal area has declined.

28 August 2024 NEWS
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Sheep slaughterings back 152,000 head this year

The cattle and pig kills are holding steady, with little overall change for the first seven months compared with 2023.

28 August 2024 NEWS
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Calls for long-term strategy for dairy

Both the ICMSA and Dairy Industry Ireland have bemoaned a lack of coherence on dairy policy.

14 August 2024 NEWS