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Agriland
5 days ago
- Business
- Agriland
CSO: Domestic milk intake up 12.6% in year to April
The domestic milk intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 1.07 billion litres in April 2025, according to a new report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This represents an increase of 120.4 million litres (12.6%) when compared with April 2024 and up 44.4 million litres (+4.3%) when compared with the same month in 2023. Stephanie Kelleher, statistician in the Agriculture Section of the CSO said that the data shows that fat content for April 2025 was 4.08%, down from 4.27% in April 2024. She said that protein content also rose from 3.27% to 3.47% in the 12 months to April 2025. According to the CSO, the total milk sold for human consumption was 40.1 million litres, which was slightly down on the previous year (40.2 million). Kelleher said: 'For the period January to April 2025, domestic milk intake was estimated at 2.38 billion litres, a rise of 175 million litres (7.9%) when compared with the same period in 2024, but down by 6.3 million litres (0.3%) when compared with 2023. 'Skimmed milk powder production was up by 3,500 tonnes from 13,200 tonnes in April 2024 to 16,700 tonnes in April 2025,' Kelleher added. CSO In other news, last week (May 30), data released by the CSO showed that food prices are estimated to have risen by more than 4% since last year. The EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for Ireland is estimated to have risen by 1.4% in the 12 months to May 2025 and remained unchanged since April 2025. This compares with HICP inflation of 2% in Ireland in the 12 months to April 2025 and an annual increase of 2.2% in the HICP for the eurozone in the same period. Looking at the components of the flash HICP for Ireland in May 2025, food prices are estimated to have increased by 1% in the last month and by +4.1% in the last 12 months.
Agriland
27-05-2025
- Business
- Agriland
CSO: Slight decrease in cereal crop production in 2024
Production of wheat, barley, and oats decreased by 1.4%in 2024 when compared with 2023, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today (May 27). Last year (2024), Ireland's production of the three main cereals decreased by 27,900t, to 2.012 million tonnes when compared to 2023. Wheat yield also dropped by 7%, or 0.7t per hectare. Meanwhile, oats yield increased by 4.3% to 0.3t per hectare, and barley yield increased by 6.6% to 0.5t per hectare. However, wheat production in 2024 fell by 20.5%, or 106,300t, to 413,600t when compared to 2023. Production of oats rose by 14% to 29,000t, and production of barley rose by 3.8% to 49,400t. Beans and peas production also increased, by 18.4% to 96,200t in comparison with 2023. According to the CSO, oilseed rape production was down by 30,600t, or 31.4%, to 66,800t. The production of potatoes increased by 14.3% or 46,100t to 368,300t in 2024. The CSO's statistician in agriculture surveys, Stephanie Kelleher said: 'Overall, there was a slight decrease, in the production of the three main cereals grown in Ireland in 2024 compared with 2023. 'The reduction was due to a drop in the production of winter cereals, with winter wheat down 125,500t, winter oats by 18,900t and winter barley by 110,000t.' 'Some of the reduction was offset by an increase annually in the production of spring cereals, spring wheat increased by 19,100t, spring oats by 47,900t, and spring barley by 159,500t,' Kelleher added. CSO Last week (May 22), a report from the CSO showed producer prices for dairy products increased by 22.0% over the 12 months to April 2025. Overall producer prices for food products increased by 5.1% over the same timeframe, according to the latest statistics. The CSO Wholesale Price Index for April 2025 highlights that in the year to April, prices paid to producers for meat and meat products also increased by 7.3%. However, prices paid to producers for vegetables and animal oils and fats slumped by 16.2%.
Agriland
20-05-2025
- General
- Agriland
CSO: Cattle numbers drop 2.2% in year to June 2024
The number of cattle in Ireland in June 2024 was 7,183,100 – a fall of 158,300 (-2.2%) when compared with June 2023. That's according to the Crops and Livestock Survey Final Results June 2024 published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Female cattle aged two years and over increased by 7%, while female cattle aged one-two years decreased by 2%. Meanwhile, the number of sheep in June 2024 was 5,175,700 – a fall of 498,700 (-8.8%) when compared with June 2023. The number of pigs in June 2024 was 1,679,900, up 18,500 (+1.1%) when compared with the previous June. The total area under cereals fell by 10,400 ha (-3.8%) to 262,000ha. Commenting on this latest CSO release, statistician in the CSO Agriculture Division, Stephanie Kelleher said: 'The final results for June 2024 show that the total number of sheep in the country fell by 498,700 (-8.8%) to 5,175,700 when compared with June 2023. The number of other sheep fell by 134,300 (-5.1%) to 2,490,500. 'The total number of cattle in the country decreased by 158,300 (-2.2%) to 7,183,100 when compared with June 2023. 'The total number of dairy cows fell by 22,700 (-1.4%) while the total number of other cows declined by 46,800 (-5.4%). The total number of cattle aged two years and over rose by 20,700 (+2.6%) in the year since 2023,' she added. Cattle, sheep, pigs, and crops According to the CSO, a regional analysis of the livestock numbers shows that the largest number of cattle (1,440,200) were in the mid-west region. The number of dairy cows fell by 22,700 (-1.4%) while the number of other cows dropped by 46,800 (-5.4%) when compared with June 2023. The number of bulls was higher by 2,600 (+5.6%). The largest number of sheep (1,438,700) were in the west region and the largest number of pigs (380,200) were in the border region. The number of breeding sheep fell by 11.9% while the number of other sheep fell by 5.1%. The number of breeding pigs increased by 4.9% while the number of other pigs increased by 0.7%. Regarding the three main cereals, the land areas under winter wheat, winter oats and winter barley decreased by 10,600ha (-20.6%), 2,500ha (-25.4%), and 9,700ha (-18.3%) respectively in June 2024. The areas under spring wheat, spring oats, and spring barley increased by 2,500ha (+54.9%), 5,100ha (+29.6%) and 4,800ha (+3.6%) compared with June 2023. The area under crops and pasture rose to 3,951,800ha, an increase of 89,600ha (+2.3%).
Agriland
07-05-2025
- Business
- Agriland
CSO: Domestic milk intake up 61m litres year-on-year in March 2025
The volume of domestic milk intake by processors and co-ops increased year-on-year in March 2025 to an estimated 818.2 million litres, according to new report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today (Wednesday, May 7). This represents an increase of 61 million litres when compared with the same month last year and is also up by 16.7 million litres when compared with volumes for March 2023. This is in keeping with a general trend across quarter one (Q1) 2025 which saw domestic milk intake rise year on year by 4% to 1.31 billion litres when compared with the corresponding volume between January and March 2024. However, according to the CSO, when this is compared to Q1 2023 domestic milk intake was down by 54.4 million litres. Source: CSO In its latest milk statistics report, the CSO also examined domestic milk take in the month of March from 1975 to 2025. It found that over the 50 year period under review, domestic milk intake in Ireland more than quadrupled from 193.3 million litres in March 1975 to the 818.2 million litres in March 2025. The CSO also highlighted the impact of the introduction and abolition of the milk quota on milk production across the country. Stephanie Kelleher, statistician in the agriculture section of the CSO, said: 'Total domestic milk intake rose steadily from March 1975, until the introduction of the European milk quota in April 1984. 'The quota was abolished in April 2015, and we can see that domestic milk intake increased again. 'The highest figure for the month of March was in 2021 at 829.7 million litres.' CSO The latest milk statistics for March 2025 also detail that: Fat content for March 2025 was 4.34% – down from 4.40% in March 2024; Protein content rose to 3.38% in March 2025, compared with 3.25% a year earlier; Butter production fell from 25,400 tonnes in March 2024 to 23,800 tonnes in March 2025, down 1,500 tonnes; Skim Milk Powder increased from 8,700 tonnes in March 2024 to 9,200 tonnes in March 2025, up 500 tonnes.
