importance of farming and the agri-food industry leitrim · 2017-09-07 · agri-industry employment...

Farm Structure• Number of Farms – 3,673• Average Farm Size – 25.1 ha• Land area farmed – 92,155 ha• Stock on farm

- Number of dairy cows – 1,860- Number of other (beef) cows – 26,830- Number of ewes – 64,167

Forestry• Land area under private forestry – 13,156 ha

Farm Income and Direct Payments• Farm Income – €15.9m• Direct Payments - €35m

- SFP - €17m- REPS/AEOS/DAS/SCWS – €16m- Forestry Premium – €2.1m

Value of Output and Exports- Value of Agricultural Output - €65.0m- Value of Forestry Output - €3.3m- Value of Agricultural Exports arising from the

agricultural output in county - €89.5m

Agri-Industry Employment• Agriculture in Leitrim supports thousands of

jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.

• Number of food and drink processing jobs supported by agricultural output of county – 459

• Number of food and drink processing jobs based in the local region (Border Region – Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo, Leitrim, Louth) – 8,109

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Importance ofFarming and the Agri-food Industry

LEITRIM

• Agri- Employers include - Rosderra- Golden Vale Mart - Connacht Gold Marts- Manorhamilton Livestock Mart- Connacht Gold Store- Manorhamilton Store

- Farrelly and Associates- Teagasc - Mohill and Manorhamilton- Wilson Machinery- Lunney Tractors- Mulvey Stores - Reynolds Stores

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