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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 UNITY STRENGTH DELIVERY Data sources and methodology for estimating figures available at www.ifa.ie/CrossSectors/Economics.aspx Importance of Farming and the Agri-food Industry LEITRIM

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Page 1: Importance of Farming and the Agri-food Industry LEITRIM · 2017-09-07 · Agri-Industry Employment • Agriculture in Leitrim supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both

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

UNITY • STRENGTH • DELIVERYData sources and methodology for estimating fi gures available at www.ifa.ie/CrossSectors/Economics.aspx

Importance ofFarming and the Agri-food Industry

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Page 2: Importance of Farming and the Agri-food Industry LEITRIM · 2017-09-07 · Agri-Industry Employment • Agriculture in Leitrim supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both

• 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

UNITY • STRENGTH • DELIVERY

Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12.Tel: (01) 450 0266 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ifa.ie Twitter: @ifamedia App: www.ifarm.ie