The Competitiveness of Irish Agriculture

How do farms in Ireland compare with farms in other countries, in terms of output price, costs of production and profit margin? This report will examine the international competitive performance and potential of the main sectors of Irish agriculture against our main trading partners and competitors using microeconomic data from the European Commission’s Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) and data from international farm comparison networks (IFCN Dairy and Agri benchmark Beef and Sheep).

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